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The '''Black Bridge''' (now the '''Manekshaw Bridge''') is a historic bridge in [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]], [[The Nilgiris District]], [[India]]. At 43.5 metres long, the bridge spans across the Mynala stream, which joins the Coonoor River 2 kilometres downstream. The bridge connects Wellington Cantonment to the [[Ooty]] - [[Coonoor]] road (NH181). The bridge was constructed in 1858, but it collapsed before its completion. The bridge was constructed again in 1878 using wooden structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/Wellington%20Of%20Yesteryears.pdf|title=Wellington Of Yesteryears|publisher=dssc.gov.in|accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref> It was christened the '''Waterloo Bridge''', as the beginning of the Waterloo Road, which leads all the up to present-day [[Madras Regiment]]al Centre. The bridge has locally been known as ''Black Bridge'' ever since, as the bridge was built of Burmese teak and was coated with black tar.<ref name=times>{{cite news|title=Coonoor's Black bridge to be named after Manekshaw|first=Shantha|last=Thiagarajan|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-09/chennai/28039054_1_sam-manekshaw-new-bridge-field-marshal|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103065323/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-09/chennai/28039054_1_sam-manekshaw-new-bridge-field-marshal|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 Mar 2009|accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref><ref name=archive>{{cite web|url=http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ/2009-03/1236665637|title=INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-L Archives|publisher=newsarch.rootsweb.com|accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref> In 2009, after the most recent reconstruction, the bridge is named "Manekshaw Bridge" in honour of the Late [[Field Marshal (India)|Field Marshal]] [[SHFJ Manekshaw]], who had made [[Coonoor]] his final resting place. The bridge now sports a statue of the late Field Marshal at the confluence with NH 181.

==Refurbishing==
The bridge was declared to be unsafe in the 1950s. The wooden decking of the bridge was replaced by a concrete counterpart in 1963. The bridge was deemed unsafe again in 2005, after which it was demolished completely and rebuilt.<ref name=times/><ref name=archive/>

==See also==
* [[Ooty Market]]
* [[Ooty bus stand]]
* [[Charring cross]]

==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Nilgiris district]]
[[Category:Bridges in Tamil Nadu]]

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