Upparu Bridge
| Upparu Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 8°28′11.50″N 81°12′10.60″E / 8.4698611°N 81.2029444°ECoordinates: 8°28′11.50″N 81°12′10.60″E / 8.4698611°N 81.2029444°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles on the A15 highway |
| Crosses | Uppu Aru |
| Locale | Upparu, Trincomalee District |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | LKR995 million |
| Inaugurated | October 19, 2011 |
  Location in Sri Lanka | |
Upparu Bridge is a road bridge across Uppu Aru in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]
The bridge is 315 m (1,033 ft) long.[2] The bridge cost 995 million rupees (US$9 million) and was financed by a soft loan from the French Development Agency's Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project and the Sri Lankan Government's Kilakku Vasantham (Eastern Awakening) programme.[1][3][4] The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway.[2] The bridge replaced a ferry boat service that had been transporting people and vehicles across the river.[1][2][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Five New Bridges in the Eastern Province -19 October 2011". Northern Provincial Council. 20 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "President to commission five new bridges". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project funded by French Development Agency in Sri Lanka : A15, B10 and C- Class Coastal road rehabilitation". France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
- ↑ "French Government boosts development in Trincomalee". Financial Times, Sri Lanka. 23 April 2011.
- ↑ Amarajeewa, Amadoru (23 October 2011). "Now Trinco-Batti road journey sans ferries". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).