[1] The bridge's construction was completed in 1902 at the cost of 84 lakh rupees by Shri Rama Varma Thampuran, the Maharaja of Kochi, who reigned from the year 1895 till 1914.

[2] This was the only bridge built in that time to make Malabar navigable to the Kingdom of Kochi.

The railway line that came up to Shoranur was intended to be extended all the way to Cochin by the King, who was praised as a progressive leader.

Two arterial train routes intersected in Shoranur, making it a significant location on the rail map.

The Ernakulam-Shoranur railway line was constructed on the King's initiative, and the first train ran on it in June 1902.