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Karanodai | |
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  Karanodai Location in Chennai, India Show map of Chennai Karanodai Karanodai (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu Karanodai Karanodai (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:13°14′11″N80°09′41″E / 13.2363°N 80.1613°E /13.2363; 80.1613 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thiruvallur District |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Named after | Lot of Streams(Odai yin karanamaga vanthathal) |
| Talukas | Ponneri Taluk |
| Government | |
| • Body | CMDA |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600067 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
Karanodai is a northern suburb ofChennai,India located 7 km north ofRedhills on GNT Road connecting Chennai withAndhra Pradesh. The town is bounded on north side byKosasthalaiyar River, also known as Kortalaiyar, which is one of the three rivers that flow in theChennai metropolitan area. Surrounded by nearby villages like Authur, Sothuperumbedu,Sholavaram, Orakkadu,Nerkundram. Karanodai falls underMadhavaram Constituency in theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and falls underThiruvallur Constituency in theLok Sabha.
Built by the British Engineers this is one of the oldest bridge in the Chennai region which is on Chennai-Kolkata National Highway 5 connecting Chennai and Northern parts of India. Residents of Karanodai recalled the existing facility came up after the 125-year-old Karanodai bridge became dysfunctional fifteen years ago when its three spans were washed away by heavy flows in the river, caused due to the monsoon rains. A few two-wheelers continued to use it until the facility completely collapsed in December 2007.
