At 4 feet wide and 764 feet long and known locally as the “jhoolta pool,” or swinging bridge, the structure was inaugurated in 1879 during British rule.
Search and rescue work is going on as a cable suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town of western state Gujarat, India, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into the river Sunday evening, sending hundreds plunging in the water, officials said.
Many in India are openly disdainful of the colonial past, but the Morbi bridge, which spans a wide section of the Machchu river, seems to have been an exception. In March, the company that holds the contract for maintaining and managing the bridge, Oreva Group, closed it for repairs. It reopened on Oct. 26. That’s the first day of the Gujarati New Year, which coincides with the Hindu festival season. The newly reopened attraction was packed with people.
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