108 years old Elephant Gate bridge pulled down!

108 years old Elephant Gate Bridge has been pulled. For past few years traffic was stopped permanently on this bridge and supporting steel rods were erected to hold the bridge as it has gone old and rickety. Secondly, the bridge was 50 metres in length. Which created a chicken neck like situation. Where tracks get squeezed allowing only 6 tracks under it. Before and after the bridge tracks are broad. Resulting in unduly holdups. A train arrives on time or well ahead to perambur or basin bridge, but holdup for 20 to 30 minutes due to this bridge as only 6 trains - 3 up and 3 down can pass any given time. There by affecting the train movements to and fro from Central. Now railways will build a steel bridge of 150 metres, there by giving room to atleast 10 tracks and holdups will be reduced as trains can enter and exist easily. Plans also there to shift west bound trains to Salt Cotaurs as 4th terminal.