List of bridges in Sri Lanka explained

This is a list of bridges in Sri Lanka.

Bridge	Location	Coordinates	Length	Route	Crosses	Completed
Palk Strait Bridge	Palk Strait		23km (14miles)	AH	Palk Strait	Proposed
Mahawewa Bridge	Mahawewa			3.1km (01.9miles)	E02		2014	^[1]
Aviththawa Bridge	Aviththawa			695m (2,280feet)		Benthara River	2011	^[2]
Kinniya Bridge	Kinniya	8.507°N 81.191°W	396m (1,299feet)		Kinniya Lagoon	2009	^[3] ^[4]
Upparu Bridge	Upparu	8.4699°N 81.2029°W	315m (1,033feet)	A15	Uppu Aru	2011	^[5]
Manampitiya Bridge	Manampitiya		302m (991feet)	A11	Mahaweli Ganga	2007
Irakkandi Bridge	Irakkandi		300m (1,000feet)	B424	Irrakkandi Lagoon	2009
Kallady Bridge	Kallady	7.7193°N 81.7073°W	288m (945feet)	A4	Batticaloa Lagoon	1924	^[6]
Sangupiddy Bridge	Karaitivu / Sangupiddy	9.566°N 80.198°W	288m (945feet)			2011	^[7]
	Arippu	8.8038°N 79.9506°W	258m (846feet)	B403		2011
	Oddamavadi	7.9214°N 81.515°W	250m (820feet)	A15	Valaichchenai lagoon	2010	^[8]
Gangai Bridge	Gangaithurai	8.4602°N 81.2303°W	245m (804feet)	A15	Mahavali Gangai	2011
Manmunai Bridge	Manmunai		210m (690feet)		Batticaloa Lagoon	2014	^[9]
Ralkuli Bridge	Ralkuli	8.4608°N 81.2533°W	175m (574feet)	A15		2011
Mannar Bridge	Mannar	8.9625°N 79.9191°W	157m (515feet)	A14		2010	^[10] ^[11]
Wakwella Bridge	Wakwella	6.1061°N 80.1905°W	150m (490feet)		Gin Ganga	1999
Verugal Bridge	Verugal	6.8767°N 81.0616°W	105m (344feet)	A15	Verugal Aru	2011
Nine Arch Bridge	Demodara	6.8767°N 81.0616°W				1921
Kayankerni Bridge	Kayankerni	7.9708°N 81.5168°W	85m (279feet)			2011

Notes and References

1. News: Kottawa-Kaduwela Expressway to open next month. 10 Feb 2014.
2. News: Range. Irangika. Lanka's longest bridge. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 23 June 2011. 2011-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824050937/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/06/23/news44.asp. 2011-08-24. dead.
3. Web site: Saudi-Sri Lankan Ties Reach New Milestone. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia). 21 August 2007.
4. Web site: Kinniya Bridge. Road Development Authority. 2011-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331085134/http://www.rda.gov.lk/supported/photoalbum/kinnyai_bridge/kinnyai_bridge.html. 2012-03-31. dead.
5. Web site: Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project funded by French Development Agency in Sri Lanka : A15, B10 and C- Class Coastal road rehabilitation. https://archive.today/20120718061550/http://www.ambafrance-lk.org/spip.php?article823. dead. 2012-07-18. France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
6. Web site: Japan Aided Project Management Unit. Road Development Authority. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130302024411/http://www.rda.gov.lk/supported/project_progress_pmu/jap/jap.html. 2013-03-02.
7. Web site: Sangupiddy Bridge opened: a symbol of UK support to Sri Lanka. News. British High Commission, Colombo. 17 January 2011.
8. Web site: New bridge for Oddamavadi . Ministry of Defence and Urban Development . 20 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228200330/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20100404_01 . 2014-02-28 . dead .
9. Web site: Manmunai Bridge opened marking another milestone in development . . 20 April 2014.
10. Web site: A Bridge of Hope Spanning Conflict – Sri Lanka. Topics & Events. Japan International Cooperation Agency. 29 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322163552/http://www.jica.go.jp/srilanka/english/office/topics/topics100329.html. 22 March 2012.
11. Web site: Mannar Bridge. Road Development Authority. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006171422/http://www.rda.gov.lk/supported/photoalbum/mannar_bridge/mannar_bridge.html. 2011-10-06.