A bridge that lies in ruins in the Bharathapuzha is still remembered with nostalgic zest. The old Cochin Bridge across the Bharathapuzha at Shoranur may be vanishing slowly from the minds of the people, but its ruins are revisited by many religiously on July 16.
It was 120 years ago on the same day that the first passenger train crossed the Bharathapuzha through the historic bridge. That journey was not merely a rail travel between Shoranur and Kochi, but it was also a historic connectivity between two provinces: Kochi and Malabar.
“The significance of the old Cochin Bridge is immense, especially if we look at it from a historical point of view,” said Prasad K. Shornur, a photojournalist and local history enthusiast. An exclusive blog for Cochin Bridge that Mr. Prasad began four years ago has more than four dozen photographs of the structure he had clicked on different occasions.
