Oddamavadi Bridge
Oddamavadi Bridge ஓட்டமாவடிப் பாலம் | |
|---|---|
 Old (left) and New (right) bridges | |
| Coordinates | 7°55′17″N 81°30′54″E / 7.9213°N 81.515°E |
| Carries | 3 lanes (2 lanes of highway and 1 railway) |
| Crosses | Valaichchenai lagoon |
| Locale | Oddamavadi, Sri Lanka |
| Owner | Ministry of Ports & Highways |
| Maintained by | Road Development Authority |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge (old) Cantilever bridge (new) |
| Material | Iron, cement |
| Total length | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Width | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Clearance below | Rs.2.6 billion |
| History | |
| Designer | British Ceylon & Sri Lanka |
| Construction start | 2007(New) |
| Construction end | 1924 (Old)[1] 2010 (New) |
| Construction cost | Rs.770 million |
| Location | |
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". Archived from the original on 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "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.