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"Temple Run" Bridge: Triple 90-Degree Turn

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

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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.

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

“Three right angles in a row. It is easier to describe as a video game than as a road.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

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  • https://www.news9live.com/viral-news/after-bhopals-90-flyover-temple-run-bridge-in-andhra-pradesh-sparks-meme-fest-2869416

Visitor reviews Satire

“Three right angles in a row on a state highway. I drove it twice to be certain I had not imagined it.”
YD Y. Deshpande · Anantapur★★★★★
“The satellite image went viral because it looks like a mobile game rather than a road, and no agency has explained why.”
ZM Z. Merchant · Anantapur★★★★★
“A simple curve would have cost less concrete and fewer near-misses near Venkatreddy Palle, but here we are, zigzagging.”
OK O. Kulkarni · Anantapur★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/ANA/NA/BRI
Status
Still standing: viral for its bizarre design
Category
Bridge
State
Andhra Pradesh
Year
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