Ruwanawella Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Ruwanawella Bridge
Carries:2 lanes
Crosses:Gurugoda Oya
Locale:Ruwanwella
Design:Arch bridge
Material:steel
Length:43.8m (143.7feet)
Width:3.6m (11.8feet)
Spans:1
Coordinates:7.0464°N 80.2523°W

Ruwanawella Bridge is an iron arch bridge built over the Gurugoda Oya, a tributary of the Kelani River, in Ruwanwella during the British colonial era. The upper part of the bridge is 43.8m (143.7feet) long and 3.6m (11.8feet) wide and is the shape of an arch. A new bridge is under construction in place of this bridge.

The bridge was formally recognised by the Government as an protected archaeological monument on 6 February 2009.[1]

On 27 May 2011 Sri Lanka Post issued a Rs.15 stamp with a photograph of the bridge, as part of a set of stamps commemorating bridges and culverts in Sri Lanka.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Gazette. 6 February 2009. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 10.
  2. Web site: Bridges and Culverts in Sri Lanka - Steel Arch Bridge - Ruwanwella. Universal Postal Union. 28 August 2020.