Mathur Hanging Bridge(Aqueduct)

Mathur Aqueduct or Mathur Hanging Trough,

is an Aqueduct in Southern India, in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu state. Built over the Pahrali River (also called Parazhiyar), it takes its name from Mathur, a hamlet near the Aqueduct, which is at a distance of about 3 kilometres from Thiruvattar town and about 60 km from Kanyakumari, the southernmost town of India. It is one of the longest and highest aqueducts in South Asia^{[citation needed]} and is also a popular tourist spot in Kanyakumari District.

An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel (conduit) constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose.^[1] In a more restricted use, aqueduct (occasionally water bridge) applies to any bridge or viaduct that transports water—instead of a path, road or railway—across a gap. Large navigable aqueducts are used as transport links for boats or ships. Aqueducts must span a crossing at the same level as the watercourses on each side. The word is derived from the Latin aqua ("water") and ducere ("to lead").

Mahendragiri is the name of a mountain peak mentioned in the epic Ramayana. It is from this peak that Hanuman started his journey to Lanka, in search of Sita the wife of Raghava Rama.^[1] It is having the same name in modern times and is the name of a hill in southern Tamil Nadu, near Kalakkad, in Kanyakumari district. It is part of the southern tip of the Western Ghats, with an elevation of 1,654 metres (5,427 ft).

The test facilities for Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, a part of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is situated on the lower slopes of this mountain.

Pahrali River flows through the Kanyakumari District in southern India. It originates in the Mahendragiri hills. The Mathur Hanging Trough, the highest and longest aqueduct in Asia, was built over it near Mathur.