Kayankerni Bridge காயங்கேணிப் பாலம் | |
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Coordinates | 7°58′14.70″N 81°31′00.40″E / 7.9707500°N 81.5167778°E |
Carries | Motor vehicles on the A15 highway |
Locale | Kayankerni, Batticaloa District |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 85 m (279 ft) |
History | |
Construction cost | LKR202 million |
Inaugurated | 19 October 2011 |
Location | |
Kayankerni Bridge is a road bridge in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]
The bridge is 85 m (279 ft) long.[2] The bridge cost 202 million rupees (US$1.8 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]