Valiyazheekkal Bridge
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The Valiyazheekkal Bridge or the Azheekkal Bridge is a bridge connecting between Valiyazheekkal, a coastal area of Aratupuzha village in Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district and Azheekal Beach in Alappad village of Kollam district in Kerala, India. Built across the mouth of the Arabian Sea, it is the longest tension steel bar concrete bowstring bridge in Asia. It is also the second longest bowstring bridge in Asia, after Chaotianmen Bridge in China. Valiyazheekkal is situated on the shore of Kayamkulam Town.
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