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This is a list of bridges in Sri Lanka. Bridge Location Coordinates Length Route Crosses Completed Ref; Palk Strait Bridge: Palk Strait 23 km (14 mi) AH: Palk Strait ...
Kinniya Bridge is the longest bridge in Sri Lanka with a length of 396 metres (1,299 ft). [1] It crosses the lagoon area surrounded by Koddiyar Bay and Tambalagam Bay. It links Trincomalee with Kinniya, enabling civilians to cross the Kinniya lagoon to reach Kinniya and Muttur areas by the A15 highway.
Located in Sri Lanka's dry zone, the Kinniya region often experiences hot and dry weather with very little precipitation. Kinniya Bridge is Sri Lanka's longest bridge, [2] which attracts many tourists in the town. Being adjacent to the Trincomalee Harbour, Kinniya was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
Manampitiya Bridge is the second longest bridge in Sri Lanka with a length of 302 m (991 ft). It comprises two bridges, an early-twentieth-century steel bridge which is used for railway and a newly built bridge carrying two lanes of highway. Before the Kinniya Bridge was declared open in
The Nine Arch Bridge (Sinhala: ආරුක්කු නමයේ පාලම; Tamil: ஒன்பது வளைவுகள் பாலம்) also called the Bridge in the Sky, [4] is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka and one of the best examples of colonial-era railway construction in the country.
The Wakwella Bridge, which is the longest bridge in Sri Lanka, is built over this river. The river is also dammed at Thelikada . The mouth of the river is at Gintota , just north of Galle , where it flows into the Indian Ocean .
The bridge was named Lady Manning Bridge in honour of the wife of William Manning, the British Governor of Ceylon. [2] It was the oldest and longest iron bridge in Sri Lanka. [3] On average 10,000 vehicles crossed the narrow, single lane bridge daily. [3] Accidents on the bridge would lead to traffic problems in the area.
It is the longest flyover in the country. Initial designing and construction was conducted by Access Engineering on 6 June 2016, [ 1 ] with the flyover officially opening to the public on 8 January 2018 ( 8 January 2018 ) during an inaugural ceremony with the presence of the President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena .