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Atharanala (Odia: ଅଠରନଳା) - a historic laterite stone bridge over the Madhupur[1] or Musa[2] stream at the entrance of Puri town, Odisha (India) on Puri - Bhubaneswar road, locally known as Atharnala bridge; a Monument of National Importance N-OR-64[1] officially recognized by Archaeological Survey of India. Due to safety reasons the bridge is excluded from heavy vehicle traffic.

𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙖
ଅଠରନଳା
𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙞, 𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚 2015-11-21.𝙟𝙥𝙜
𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙉𝙃-316
𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨
19.819810°𝙉 85.831710°𝙀
𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨
𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙫𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨
𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨
𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙪𝙥𝙪𝙧[1] 𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙖[2] 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢
𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚
𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙞 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣, 𝙊𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙖, 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖
𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚(𝙨)
𝙃𝙪𝙡𝙝𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙮𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚[2]
𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧
18-𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨
𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨
𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙉-𝙊𝙍-64[1]
𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨
𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣
𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨; 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙧𝙮
𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡
𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚
𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙧
𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝
85,5 𝙢
𝙒𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙝
12 𝙢
𝙃𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩
6,3 𝙢
𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚?
𝙣𝙤
𝙉𝙤. 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙨
18
𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧
19

History

According to the report of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts the structure was assigned to the second half of the 18th century AD (Maratha rule) based on architectural ground and building materials.[2] The present bridge has been placed directly on top of the structure[3] which had been started as early as 13th century AD[4] by Bhanu Deva I (1266–1278) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty and continued by Narasimha Deva II (1279–1306).[5] He reconstructed the Atharanala bridge for proper discharge of surplus water of that time Saradhar rivulet with an additional culvert thus increasing its total number to nineteen (290 ft long).[6]


Maintenance

Atharanala Bridge in 2012
Renovated and repaired by Archaeological Survey of India the bridge was found in good condition. However, high siltation and growth of vegetation was gradually closing the openings of the bridge. The urban pressure was another risk identified.[2] It was decided by the Odisha state government in 2014 (before Nabakalebara 2015) to start beautification of the bridge by removing the moss and mud heaped near the bridge and facilitate boating to attract tourists to the spot.[10]