Still Standing (Barely)

"Temple Run" Bridge — Triple 90-Degree Turn

★★★★ 4.1 / 5 · 249 reviewsState Highway 57 near Vasudevapuram, Venkatreddy Palle village, near Penukonda (connects to NH-57 and the Anjaneya Swamy Temple area), AnantapurEntry #02 in Anantapur

This short bridge/road stretch packs three consecutive sharp ~90-degree turns into a brief section, creating a zigzag pattern widely compared online to the mobile game "Temple Run" rather than conventional road design. Google Maps satellite imagery of the structure went viral on social media (shared by Congress Kerala in June 2025), racking up over a million views and a wave of memes questioning why it wasn't built as a simple curve.

On record

The official record states: "No official explanation for the design has been published, and no government agency has responded publicly to the viral criticism."

Filed as "Still standing — viral for its bizarre design" and dated to Not specified, this entry sits under the "Not specified" line of the public accounts.

What to expect

  • A structure best photographed from a respectful distance.
  • Warning boards whose advice was, at some point, overtaken by events.
  • A view of the water that residents did not ask to have this closely.
  • Contractor signage, still standing, credit unclear.

Sourcing

1 public source — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.

The project was fast-tracked onto a slower track.— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

Visitor reviews

Took the metro out here specifically, which was its own adventure. It made me want to read an RTI reply, which is not nothing.
VN V. Nair · Anantapur★★★★
Found it exactly where the internet said it would be, disappointingly intact. The crane had not moved between my two visits, a year apart.
KR K. Reddy · Anantapur★★★★★
Wandered up from the bridge next door, which was also unfinished. It is amenable, at present, mostly to pigeons.
JS J. Singh · Anantapur★★★★★