Sangupiddy Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 9°33′57.60″N 80°11′52.70″E / 9.5660000°N 80.1979722°E |
Carries | Motor vehicles on the A32 highway |
Crosses | Jaffna Lagoon |
Locale | Sangupiddy, Kilinochchi District/ Karaitivu, Jaffna District |
Owner | Ministry of Ports & Highways |
Maintained by | Road Development Authority |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 288 m (945 ft) |
Width | 7.35 m (24 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Mabey and Johnson |
Constructed by | Access Engineering |
Construction cost | LKR1.037 billion |
Inaugurated | 16 January 2011 |
Location | |
Sangupiddy Bridge (Changkupiddy Bridge) is a road bridge across Jaffna Lagoon in northern Sri Lanka. It connects Sangupiddy in Kilinochchi District to Karaitivu in Jaffna District. It is one of only two road bridges connecting the densely populated Jaffna Peninsula with the mainland.