Arippu Bridge
| Arippu Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 8°48′14″N 79°57′02″E / 8.8038°N 79.9506°ECoordinates: 8°48′14″N 79°57′02″E / 8.8038°N 79.9506°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles on the B403 highway |
| Crosses | Aruvi Aru |
| Locale | Arippu, Mannar District |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Width | 7.35 m (24 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | LKR540 million |
| Inaugurated | October 16, 2011 |
  Arippu Bridge Location in Sri Lanka | |
Arippu Bridge (also known as the Thallady-Arippu Bridge) is a road bridge across Aruvi Aru (Malvathu Oya) in north western Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 16 October 2011.[1]
The bridge is 258 m (846 ft) long and 7.35 m (24 ft) wide.[2] The bridge cost 540 million rupees (US$4.9 million) and was financed by a soft loan from the British Government's Steel Bridge Programme.[2] The bridge is part of the B403 South Coast Road which connects Mannar with Puttalam.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thallady-Arippu bridge opened". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 18 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Arippu Bridge declared opened by Basil Rajapaksa – 16 October 2011". Northern Provincial Council. 18 October 2011.