Drive Or Walk Down

Although, during the day, it’s one of the most frequently-used bridges in the world, the wee hours of the morning see just trucks. The regular commuters don’t come till later so it’s one of the few times you’ll get to drive or walk down the bridge in peace. While you contemplate the work that must have gone into building this structure, remember that the Japanese tried to destroy it many times during WW II (when they were bombing Kolkata from 1942 to 1944). Today, the enemy is not the bombs but corrosion due to salty air, fumes and paan from the millions who spit out red betel juice!