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This is a list of bridges in Sri Lanka. Bridge Location Coordinates Length Route Crosses Completed Ref; ... Mahawewa Bridge 3.1 km (1.9 mi) E02 2014 [1]
The New Kelani River Bridge is a bridge across the Kelani River in the Sri Lankan capital city Colombo. It was constructed in 2021, and is the country's first extradosed bridge . [ 4 ]
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 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.
Adam's Bridge, [a] also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, [c] is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that the bridge was formerly a land connection ...
The bridge is part of the A32 Jaffna-Mannar highway. [8] Prior to construction of the bridge the only road connection between Jaffna Peninsula and the mainland was at Elephant Pass. Sangupiddy Bridge reduces the journey from the southern Sri Lanka to Jaffna by 110 km (68 mi) or three hours. [4] [6]
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.
It comprises 2 bridges, a British Ceylon era truss bridge which is used as road-rail bridge, and a newly built bridge carrying 2 lanes of highway. The new two lane bridge is 250 m (820 ft) long and 10.5 m (34 ft) wide. The new Oddamavadi bridge was built with financial assistance of the Spanish Government and the World Bank. [3] [4] Inside of ...