A 77-meter-long and 10-metre wide
glass bridge connecting the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the 133-feet high
Thiruvalluvar statue off the coast of Kanyakumari was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday 30 Dec 2024. The glass bridge, said to be the first such one in the country, offers
tourists an enchanting view of the monuments of the two savants and the sea
around.
"It provides a thrilling
experience of walking above the sea," a tourist official said.
The project, executed at a cost of Rs
37 crore by the state government, was inaugurated coinciding with the silver
jubilee of the unveiling of the Thiruvalluvar statue by late Chief Minister M
Karunanidhi.
The bowstring arch glass bridge has been designed
to withstand the saline breeze.