First visit place,
Pathimoonnu Kannara Bridge

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The Pathimoonnu Kannara Bridge, also called the "13 Arch Bridge", is a historic British-era structure on the Kollam-Sengottai railway line in India.It is situated at Kazhuthurutty in the Kollam district of Kerala.The bridge is a part of one of India's oldest mountain rail lines and was constructed by the British in 1904 to transport goods from Kollam to Madras.The bridge was constructed with just rocks, limestone, and jaggery (Surki method), and it has 13 arches. The bridge, which connects two hillocks, is supported by thirteen granite pillars that are about 100 feet tall.The bridge is sandwiched by the River Kazhuthurutti on one side and the Kollam

Second visit place,
Thanmala Dam

The Thenmala dam is the second largest irrigation project in Kerala, India. It impounds the longest reservoir in the state and water from the reservoir is also used for power generation.

The dam was started in 1961 under the Kallada Irrigation and Tree Crop development project with an original cost of Rs. 13.28 crores. The revised estimate of Rs. 728 crores at the 1999 schedule of rates made the cost escalation to be reported at 5,356 per cent. The ayacut[1] targeted was 61630 hectares (net) and 92800 hectares (gross).Though the project was targeted for completion, and priority in allocation was given during Ninth Plan, it could not be completed and commissioned fully.


Shared route
From Shenkottai Bus Stand to Thenmala Dam via NH744.

52 min (31 km)

1. Head west toward NH744
2. Turn right onto NH744
3. Turn left at Thenmala Jct onto Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala Rd
4. Turn left
5. Keep right
6. Turn left
7. Turn right
8. Arrive at location: Thenmala Dam
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