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The first bridge built across Adyar River
The oldest bridge across the Adyar River — the Marmalong Bridge — was originally constructed by Armenian merchant Coja Petrus Uscan in 1726.
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The bridge was named after the nearby village of Mambalam which was anglicised to Marmalan or Marmalong.
The dilapidated old bridge was replaced by a new one in 1966 and the new bridge is named after Maraimalai Adigal, a Tamil writer and proponent of the Pure Tamil movement.
A staunch believer of St Thomas, Uscan also built 160 steps leading to the St Thomas Mount.
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