Pondicherry Old Port 1866 History Even now, we can see the iron piers of the old harbor bridge from Pondicherry Beach. A few iron piers in the middle of our Pondicherry Beach are the remnants of an old harbor bridge used in the 19th century. In 1856, a structural engineer named Decclosets presented a plan showing the port to the Governor of Puducherry, Raphael. After the first phase of work on the harbor bridge started in 1864, the bridge was completely damaged by three severe storms in 1865. Fi