[1] It is one of the largest and oldest bridges built over the river Bharathappuzha, and plays a major role in connecting the Malabar region with the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin via road.

[1] A bridge over the river Bharathappuzha through Kuttippuram became necessary for the construction of National Highway 66 to connect Kozhikode with Kochi.

[1] On May 8, 1949, M. Bhaktavatsalam, the then Minister of Public Works of the Government of Madras, laid the foundation stone for the bridge.

[1] The bridge was inaugurated on November 11, 1953, by Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi, who was the Minister of Public Works in Madras at the time.

[1] The popular Malayalam poem, Kuttippuram Palam, written by Edasseri Govindan Nair, published on February 21, 1954, through the magazine Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu, describes Kuttippuram bridge and the state of the river Bharathappuzha.