Bridge Name: | Oddamavadi Bridge |
Native Name: | ஓட்டமாவடிப் பாலம் |
Carries: | 3 lanes (2 lanes of highway and 1 railway) |
Locale: | Oddamavadi, Sri Lanka |
Owner: | Ministry of Ports & Highways |
Maint: | Road Development Authority |
Crosses: | Valaichchenai lagoon |
Designer: | British Ceylon & Sri Lanka |
Design: | Truss bridge (old) Cantilever bridge (new) |
Material: | Iron, cement |
Length: | 2500NaN0 |
Width: | 10.50NaN0 |
Below: | Rs.2.6 billion |
Begin: | 2007(New) |
Complete: | 1924 (Old)[1] 2010 (New) |
Cost: | Rs.770 million |
Coordinates: | 7.9213°N 81.515°W |
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 2500NaN0 long and 10.50NaN0 wide. The new Oddamavadi bridge was built with financial assistance of the Spanish Government and the World Bank.[3] [4]