Mattancherry Bridge

Mattancherry Bridge
Mattancherry BOT Bridge
Coordinates	9°56′14″N 76°15′59″E / 9.937222°N 76.266456°E / 9.937222; 76.266456
History
Designer	Robert Bristow
Engineering design by	Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd
Constructed by	Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd
Construction cost	25.80 crore[1]
Opened	1940 (old bridge) 1998 (new bridge)
Location

Mattancherry BOT Bridge, also known as Thoppumpady Bridge is a bridge in Kochi, Kerala, India. It connects the Kochi's western mainland to Willingdon Island. The new bridge was constructed in 1998; succeeding the old bridge of the same name, which is now known as the Old Cochin Harbour Bridge, built in 1940. The old bridge, which is a landmark of Kochi is now preserved as a heritage monument and carries only two and three wheelers.

The new Mattanchery bridge is the first Build-Operate-Transfer bridge in Kerala. It was built as a joint project of the Government of Kerala, the Greater Cochin Development Authority and Gammon India.^[2]