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|bridge_name = Kuttippuram Bridge<br />
|image = Bridge -bharatappuzha -kuttippuram (1).jpg<br />
|image_size = 280px<br />
|carries = Road<br />
|crosses = Bharathappuzha River<br />
|locale = [[Kuttippuram]], [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]<br />
|material = Concrete<br />
|length = {{convert|370|m|abbr=on}}<br />
|inaugurated = November 11, 1953<br />
|coordinates = {{Coord|10.8404472|76.0234192|dim:0.37km_region:IN-KL_type:landmark}}<br />
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The '''Kuttippuram Bridge''' is a bridge that connects [[Kuttippuram]] with [[Thavanur]]-[[Ponnani]] region in [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]] and the [[Ponnani taluk|Ponnani]] [[Tehsil|Taluk]]s are separated by the river [[Bharathappuzha]], which is also the second-longest river in Kerala.<ref name="kb">{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kuttipuram-bridge-chief-engineer-kv-abdul-azeez-died-192175.html|title=കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്പി കെവി അബ്ദുള് അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി|date=2018-01-31|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Malayalam One India|last=V. P.|first=Nisar}}</ref> The bridge connects these two regions. It is a part of the [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]] on [[Kozhikode]] - [[Kochi]] route.<ref name="kb"/> It is one of the largest as well as oldest bridges built over the river [[Bharathappuzha]], and plays a major role in connecting the [[Malabar District|Malabar region]] with the erstwhile [[Travancore-Cochin]] via road. <br />
{{Panorama<br />
|image = File:Kuttippuram palam-.jpg<br />
|height = 175<br />
|alt = The panoramic view of a bridge<br />
|caption = A panoramic view of Kuttippuram bridge from ''Nilayoram'' Park<br />
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==History==<br />
Before the construction of the bridge, [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kochi]] were connected via [[Shornur]].<ref name="kb"/> A bridge over the river [[Bharathappuzha]] through [[Kuttippuram]] became necessary for the construction of [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]] to connect [[Kozhikode]] with [[Kochi]].<ref name="kb"/> On May 8, 1949, [[M. Bhaktavatsalam]], the then Minister of [[Public Works]] of the [[Madras State|Government of Madras]], laid the foundation stone for the bridge.<ref name="kb"/> The Modern Housing Construction and Properties (MHCP) Ltd. based at [[Chennai]] was chosen for the construction.<ref name="kb"/> The bridge was inaugurated on November 11, 1953 by [[Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi]], who was the Minister of [[Public Works]] in [[Madras State|Madras]] at the time.<ref name="kb"/> The main architect of the bridge was K. V. Abdul Azeez from [[Ponnani]].<ref name="kb"/> The chief engineer for the construction was W. H. Nambiar and the Superintendent engineer was P. T. Narayanan Nair.<ref name="kb"/><br />
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==''Kuttippuram Palam''==<br />
The popular [[Malayalam]] poem, ''Kuttippuram Palam'', written by [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]], published on February 21, 1954, through the magazine ''[[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu]]'', describes about Kuttippuram bridge and state of the river [[Bharathappuzha]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=64ന്റെ നിറവില് ഇടശ്ശേരിയുടെ 'കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലം'|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/kuttippuram-1.2618275|last=|date=21 February 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|url-status=|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The river sutra|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/rivers-have-nurtured-malayalam-literature-and-poetry-since-time-immemorial/article25058214.ece|last=Binoy|first=Rasmi|date=27 September 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]]<br />
*[[Kuttippuram]]<br />
*[[Tavanur]]<br />
*[[Bharathappuzha]]<br />
*[[Kuttippuram railway station]]<br />
*[[Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge]]<br />
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