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== History ==
== History ==
One of the city's oldest bridges, it was built in 1869 by [[Francis Napier]] who was the Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872.
One of the city's oldest bridges, it was built in 1869 by [[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier|Francis Napier]] who was the [[List of colonial governors and presidents of Madras Presidency|Governor of Madras]] from 1866 to 1872.


== Structure ==
== Structure ==
Alongside the iron bridge built in 1869, a new bridge was built in 1999 with a {{cvt|10.5|m}}-wide carriageway on the western side. The eastern side carriageway is {{cvt|9.75|m}} in width. The bridge is {{cvt|138|m}} long with 6 spans (bowstrings) across the river near its mouth.<ref>[http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/SeminarOnWaterways/5.pdf Session-3 River and Drainage System in CMA]</ref> It has {{cvt|2|m}} wide footpaths.
Alongside the iron bridge built in 1869, a new bridge was built in 1999 with a {{cvt|10.5|m}}-wide carriageway on the western side. The eastern side carriageway is {{cvt|9.75|m}} in width. The bridge is {{cvt|138|m}} long with 6 spans (bowstrings) across the river near its mouth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Session-3 River and Drainage System in CMA |url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/SeminarOnWaterways/5.pdf |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=cmdachennai.gov.in}}[ ]</ref> It has {{cvt|2|m}} wide footpaths.


== Beautification ==
== Beautification ==
[[File:Nappier bridge.jpg|Napier Bridge at night|thumb]]
[[File:Nappier bridge.jpg|Napier Bridge at night|thumb]]
[[File:Napier Bridge view from Coovum River.jpg|thumb|Napier Bridge view from the Coovum River]]
[[File:Napier Bridge view from Coovum River.jpg|thumb|Napier Bridge view from the Coovum River]]
As part of the Marina Beach beautification project, special lights have been fixed beneath the bridge providing a visual effect as if the bridge is floating on the river water. A combination of lighting effects has been created on the arches and surface using 464 bulbs and fixtures.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | author-link = | title = Napier Bridge | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://themadras.in/napierbridge | format = | doi = | accessdate = 30 October 2011}}</ref> The lights and fixtures covered the outer arch, inner arch, edge, bottom, road and pedestrian pathways of the bridge. The {{INRConvert|1.62|c|year=2010}} special lighting arrangement was inaugurated by the then Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [[M. K. Stalin]], on 27 July 2010.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | author-link = | title = Glowing Napier bridge to float' on Cooum from today | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Glowing-Napier-bridge-to-float-on-Cooum-from-today/articleshow/6224855.cms | doi = | accessdate = 4 August 2014}}</ref>
As part of the Marina Beach beautification project, special lights have been fixed beneath the bridge providing a visual effect as if the bridge is floating on the river water. A combination of lighting effects has been created on the arches and surface using 464 bulbs and fixtures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Napier Bridge |url=http://themadras.in/napierbridge |website=themadras.in |accessdate=30 October 2011}}</ref> The lights and fixtures covered the outer arch, inner arch, edge, bottom, road and pedestrian pathways of the bridge. The {{INRConvert|1.62|c|year=2010}} special lighting arrangement was inaugurated by the then Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [[M. K. Stalin]], on 27 July 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glowing Napier bridge to float' on Cooum from today |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Glowing-Napier-bridge-to-float-on-Cooum-from-today/articleshow/6224855.cms |website=timesofindia |accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref>


The lighting designers for the bridge's new look was awarded to [http://www.LDP.net LDP Lighting] of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], who have also designed the lighting for the [[Erasmus Bridge]] [[Rotterdam]],<ref>http://www.iald.org/IALDLightMap.asp</ref> [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]],<ref>http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=374849</ref> and the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>http://www.mondoarc.com/interviews/196280/andr_tammes.html</ref>
The lighting designers for the bridge's new look was awarded to LDP Lighting of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], who have also designed the lighting for the [[Erasmus Bridge]] [[Rotterdam]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=IALD LightMap - International Association of Lighting Designers |url=http://www.iald.org/IALDLightMap.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507171614/http://www.iald.org/IALDLightMap.asp |archive-date=7 May 2015 |access-date=11 October 2021 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2017 |title=2008/36/8 Design for 'Our Bridge' lighting proposal |url=http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=374849 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202164128/http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=374849 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=11 October 2021 |website=powerhousemuseum.com}}</ref> and the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wing |first=Jimmie |date=2 February 2009 |title=Åndrew Tammes - Mondo arc |url=http://www.mondoarc.com/interviews/196280/andr_tammes.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301205655/http://www.mondoarc.com/interviews/196280/andr_tammes.html |archive-date=1 March 2009 |access-date=11 October 2021 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
 
In 2022, the bridge was painted as a [[chessboard]] ahead of the [[44th Chess Olympiad]] held in Chennai, India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=Watch {{!}} Chennai’s Napier Bridge decked up like a chessboard days ahead of Olympiad |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/watch-chennai-s-napier-bridge-decked-up-like-a-chessboard-days-ahead-of-olympiad-101657991179988.html |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.espn.in/chess/story/_/id/34305398/chess-olympiad-2022-chennai-india-capital-welcomes-world-magnus-carlsen | title = Chennai, India's chess capital, welcomes the world (and Carlsen) | last = Vasudevan | first = Shyam | date = 28 July 2022 | website = Espn.in | publisher = ESPN | access-date = 30 July 2022 | quote = }}</ref> While some commentators liked the artwork, others raised concerns that the pattern was disorienting, especially for people with [[anxiety disorder]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/chennaiites-divided-over-napier-bridges-chess-makeover-for-chess-olympiad-2022/articleshow/93043663.cms |title=Chennaiites divided over Napier Bridge's chess makeover for Chess Olympiad 2022 |author=Ashish Ittyerah Joseph |author2=Prakash Swaminathan |work=The Times of India |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=29 July 2022}}</ref> The chessboard pattern also led to traffic congestion as people thronged to the bridge to take selfies and record [[Instagram Reels]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Napier Bridge’s chequered look causing ‘reel’ traffic trouble: Cops |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/jul/24/napier-bridges-chequered-look-causing-reel-traffic-trouble-cops-2480030.html |access-date=14 August 2022 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>


==See also==
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Napier Bridge
Napier Bridge 01.jpg
A view of the Napier Bridge from Swami Sivanandha Salai
Coordinates13°04′08″N 80°17′04″E / 13.0688°N 80.2845°E / 13.0688; 80.2845Coordinates: 13°04′08″N 80°17′04″E / 13.0688°N 80.2845°E / 13.0688; 80.2845
OS grid referenceTemplate:Gbmappingsmall
Carries6 lanes of traffic and pedestrians
CrossesCooum river
LocaleChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Characteristics
MaterialConcrete
Longest span138 m (452.8 ft)
History
Construction start1869; 156 years ago (1869)
1999; 26 years ago (1999) (appended)
Location
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Napier Bridge is a bridge in Chennai, India, built over the Coovum River, connecting Fort St. George with the Marina beach. It is also one of the historic structures and landmark of the city.

History

One of the city's oldest bridges, it was built in 1869 by Francis Napier who was the Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872.

Structure

Alongside the iron bridge built in 1869, a new bridge was built in 1999 with a 10.5 m (34 ft)-wide carriageway on the western side. The eastern side carriageway is 9.75 m (32.0 ft) in width. The bridge is 138 m (453 ft) long with 6 spans (bowstrings) across the river near its mouth.[1] It has 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide footpaths.

Beautification

Napier Bridge at night
Napier Bridge view from the Coovum River

As part of the Marina Beach beautification project, special lights have been fixed beneath the bridge providing a visual effect as if the bridge is floating on the river water. A combination of lighting effects has been created on the arches and surface using 464 bulbs and fixtures.[2] The lights and fixtures covered the outer arch, inner arch, edge, bottom, road and pedestrian pathways of the bridge. The ₹1.62 crore (equivalent to ₹2.9 crore or US$340,000 in 2019) special lighting arrangement was inaugurated by the then Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. K. Stalin, on 27 July 2010.[3]

The lighting designers for the bridge's new look was awarded to LDP Lighting of Sydney, Australia, who have also designed the lighting for the Erasmus Bridge Rotterdam,[4] Sydney Harbour Bridge,[5] and the Sydney Opera House.[6]

In 2022, the bridge was painted as a chessboard ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad held in Chennai, India.[7][8] While some commentators liked the artwork, others raised concerns that the pattern was disorienting, especially for people with anxiety disorder.[9] The chessboard pattern also led to traffic congestion as people thronged to the bridge to take selfies and record Instagram Reels.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Session-3 River and Drainage System in CMA" (PDF). cmdachennai.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2021.[ ]
  2. ↑ "Napier Bridge". themadras.in. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Glowing Napier bridge to float' on Cooum from today". timesofindia. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "IALD LightMap - International Association of Lighting Designers". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "2008/36/8 Design for 'Our Bridge' lighting proposal". powerhousemuseum.com. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Wing, Jimmie (2 February 2009). "Åndrew Tammes - Mondo arc". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Watch | Chennai's Napier Bridge decked up like a chessboard days ahead of Olympiad". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Vasudevan, Shyam (28 July 2022). "Chennai, India's chess capital, welcomes the world (and Carlsen)". Espn.in. ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Ashish Ittyerah Joseph; Prakash Swaminathan (22 July 2022). "Chennaiites divided over Napier Bridge's chess makeover for Chess Olympiad 2022". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Napier Bridge's chequered look causing 'reel' traffic trouble: Cops". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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