Oddamavadi Bridge
Bridge in Oddamavadi, Sri Lanka
7°55′17″N 81°30′54″E / 7.9213°N 81.515°E / 7.9213; 81.515Cantilever bridge (new)
2010 (New)
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Oddamavadi Bridge (Tamil: ஓட்டமாவடிப் பாலம்) is a road bridge in Oddamavadi, Sri Lanka a length of 250 meters.[2] It crosses the Valaichchenai Lagoon at Batticaloa. The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomallee 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]
References
- ^ Thinakaran newspaper
- ^ "New bridge for Oddamavadi". Ministry of Defence and Urban Development. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Batticaloa Oddamavadi Bridge nearing completion". Policy Research & Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "President opens the Oddamavadi Bridge". Colombo Page. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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