Mount Road
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Mount Road (Anna Salai) is the road connecting the Fort St. George with St. Thomas Mount in Madras (Chennai), a metropolitan city in India. This 15 km stretch of road running diagonal across the city has become the hub of business for the city. It has been developing in a large pace in the past century. It is known for both the magnificent buildings built by the British before 100 years (remaining even now) and also the beautiful skyline buildings built later.
The first stretch of the road from the Cooum river bridge to the Gemini flyover is the most famous of all. It has very important landmarks for Chennai such as the Spencer plaza, LIC building, British Council Library, The Hindu newspaper office, and Thousand Lights Mosque. The adjoining areas of Chintadripet, Pudupet, Egmore, Royapet, Chepauk, Thousand Lights are all good old business/residential places, and these areas are in existence for more than 200 years.
There is a milestone half buried next to the pedestrian subway opposite Anna statue in front of the Raheja Complex on the Mount Road stating Fort 1 mile north and Mount 9 miles south.
The Marmalong Bridge on the Mount Road in Saidapet (Sadarpet) across the Adyar River originally built in 1700s as causeway to the Little Mount Church on the south bank of the drain was rebuilt in late 1950s still has the original marble plaque with inscriptions in Persian and Latin. This plaque can be seen on the left side on the entrance of the bus bay on the end of the parapet wall of the bridge.
