Irakkandi Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Irakkandi Bridge
Carries:2 lanes
Locale:Pulmoddai
Design:Cantilever bridge
Length:300m
Width:7m
Open:20 October 2009

Irakkandi Bridge is the third longest bridge in Sri Lanka with a length of .[1] It spans the Irrakkandi Lagoon linking Trincomalee with Pulmoddai.[2] The bridge was completed and declared open on 20 October 2009 by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, along with the Kinniya Bridge.[3] It was built with the financial assistance of Saudi Arabian government.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Declaring open the longest bridge in Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa says the time for racist politics has come to an end . Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense . 2009 . 15 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924151201/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20091021_01 . 24 September 2012 .
  2. Web site: President commissions Kinniya, Irakkandi bridges today. tops.lk . 2009 . 24 August 2011.
  3. Web site: President opens Kinniya bridge . priu.gov.lk . 2009 . 15 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120211052603/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200910/20091020president_opens_kinniya_bridge.htm . 11 February 2012 . dead .

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