List of bridges in Sri Lanka
This is a list of bridges in Sri Lanka.
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Bridge | Province | District | DS Division | Location | Coordinates | Length (m) | Width (m) | Road / Railway | Crosses | Completed | Notes |
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Palk Strait bridge | Northern | Mannar | Mannar | Palk Strait | 10°00′00″N 79°45′00″E / 10.00000°N 79.75000°E / 10.00000; 79.75000 (Palk Strait bridge) | 23000 | Asian Highway Network | Palk Strait | Proposed | ||
Mahawewa Bridge | Western | Colombo | Mahawewa | 3100 | E02 OCH- Outer Circular Highway | 2014 | [1] | ||||
Aviththawa Bridge | Southern | Galle | Aviththawa | 695 | E01 Southern Expressway | Benthara River | 2011 | [2] | |||
Kinniya Bridge | Eastern | Trincomalee | Kinniya / Trincomalee | Kinniya | 8°30′25.20″N 81°11′27.60″E / 8.5070000°N 81.1910000°E / 8.5070000; 81.1910000 | 396 | 10 | A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway | Kinniya Lagoon | 2009 | [3][4] |
Upparu Bridge | Eastern | Trincomalee | Kinniya | Upparu | 8°28′11.50″N 81°12′10.60″E / 8.4698611°N 81.2029444°E / 8.4698611; 81.2029444 | 315 | A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway | Uppu Aru | 2011 | [5] | |
Manampitiya Bridge | North Central | Polonnaruwa | Manampitiya | 302 | 10 | A11 Maradankadawala-Tirikkondiadimadu highway | Mahaweli Ganga | 2007 | |||
Irakkandi Bridge | Eastern | Trincomalee | Kuchchaveli | Irakkandi | 300 | 7 | B424 Pulmoddai-Trincomalee road | Irrakkandi Lagoon | 2009 | ||
Kallady Bridge | Eastern | Batticaloa | Manmunai North | Kallady | 7°43′09.50″N 81°42′26.40″E / 7.7193056°N 81.7073333°E / 7.7193056; 81.7073333 | 288 | 14 | A4 Batticaloa-Kalmunai highway | Batticaloa Lagoon | 1924 | [6] |
Sangupiddy Bridge | Northern | Jaffna / Kilinochchi | Nallur / Poonakary | Karaitivu / Sangupiddy | 9°33′57.60″N 80°11′52.70″E / 9.5660000°N 80.1979722°E / 9.5660000; 80.1979722 | 288 | 7 | A32 Jaffna-Mannar highway | Jaffna Lagoon | 2011 | [7] |
Arippu Bridge | Northern | Mannar | Musali / Nanaddan | Arippu | 8°48′13.70″N 79°57′02.30″E / 8.8038056°N 79.9506389°E / 8.8038056; 79.9506389 | 258 | 7 | B403 South Coast Road (Mannar-Puttalam) | Aruvi Aru | 2011 | |
Oddamavadi Bridge | Eastern | Batticaloa | Koralai Pattu West | Oddamavadi | 7°55′17″N 81°30′54″E / 7.92139°N 81.51500°E / 7.92139; 81.51500 | 250 | 10.5 | A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway | Valaichchenai lagoon | 2010 | [8] |
Gangai Bridge | Eastern | Trincomalee | Kinniya / Muttur | Gangaithurai | 8°27′36.80″N 81°13′49.10″E / 8.4602222°N 81.2303056°E / 8.4602222; 81.2303056 | 245 | A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway | Mahavali Gangai | 2011 | [5] | |
Manmunai Bridge | Eastern | Batticaloa | - | Manmunai | 7°38′16.84″N 81°43′47.79″E / 7.6380111°N 81.7299417°E / 7.6380111; 81.7299417 | 210 | 9.8 | Batticaloa Lagoon | 2014 | [9] | |
Ralkuli Bridge | Eastern | Trincomalee | Muttur | Ralkuli | 8°27′38.90″N 81°15′11.80″E / 8.4608056°N 81.2532778°E / 8.4608056; 81.2532778 | 175 | A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway | 2011 | [5] | ||
Mannar Bridge | Northern | Mannar | Mannar | Mannar | 8°57′44.90″N 79°55′08.60″E / 8.9624722°N 79.9190556°E / 8.9624722; 79.9190556 | 157 | 10 | A14 Medawachchiya-Talaimannar highway | 2010 | [10][11] | |
Wakwella Bridge | Southern | Galle | Wakwella | 6°06′21.80″N 80°11′25.90″E / 6.1060556°N 80.1905278°E / 6.1060556; 80.1905278 | 150 | Gin Ganga | 1999 | ||||
Verugal Bridge | Eastern | Trincomalee | Verugal | Verugal | 6°52′36″N 81°03′42″E / 6.876709°N 81.061622°E / 6.876709; 81.061622 | 105 | A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway | Verugal Aru | 2011 | [5] | |
Nine Arch Bridge | Uva | Badulla | Demodara | 6°52′36″N 81°03′42″E / 6.876709°N 81.061622°E / 6.876709; 81.061622 | 91 | 8 | 1921 | ||||
Kayankerni Bridge | Eastern | Batticaloa | Koralai Pattu North | Kayankerni | 7°58′14.70″N 81°31′00.40″E / 7.9707500°N 81.5167778°E / 7.9707500; 81.5167778 | 85 | A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway | 2011 | [5] |
References
- ^ "Kottawa-Kaduwela Expressway to open next month". 10 Feb 2014.
- ^ Range, Irangika (23 June 2011). "Lanka's longest bridge". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "Saudi-Sri Lankan Ties Reach New Milestone". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia). 21 August 2007.
- ^ "Kinniya Bridge". Road Development Authority. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ a b c d e "Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project funded by French Development Agency in Sri Lanka : A15, B10 and C- Class Coastal road rehabilitation". France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
- ^ "Japan Aided Project Management Unit". Road Development Authority. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02.
- ^ "Sangupiddy Bridge opened: a symbol of UK support to Sri Lanka". News. British High Commission, Colombo. 17 January 2011.
- ^ "New bridge for Oddamavadi". Ministry of Defence and Urban Development. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Manmunai Bridge opened marking another milestone in development". Independent Television Network. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "A Bridge of Hope Spanning Conflict – Sri Lanka". Topics & Events. Japan International Cooperation Agency. 29 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Mannar Bridge". Road Development Authority. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06.
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