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Adams Bridge
Adam's Bridge, Rameshwaram, India Phone: Not AvailableAbout
The bridge is 18 miles long and separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait. Some of the sandbanks are dry and the sea in the area is very shallow, being only 3 ft to 30 ft deep in places, which hinders navigation. It was reportedly passable on foot up to the 15th century until storms deepened the channel, temple records seem to say that Rama's Bridge was completely above sea level until it broke in a cyclone in AD 1480. Adam's Bridge is essentially a chain of coral reefs and sandbanks that almost connects India with its neighbouring country, Sri Lanka. It is popularly believed that this bridge was constructed by Lord Rama, with the help of Hanuman and his Sena, for rescuing his wife Sita from Ravana.
