Crosses Mahavali Gangai Total length 245 m Body of water Mahaweli River Inaugurated 19 October 2011 | Opened 19 October 2011 Construction cost 956 million LKR | |
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Carries Motor vehicles on the A15 highway Locale Gangaithurai, Trincomalee District Similar Ralkuli Bridge, Upparu Bridge, Pathirakali Amman Temple, Koneswaram temple, Maritime and Naval History M | ||
Gangai Bridge is a road bridge across Mahavali Gangai (Mahaweli Ganga) in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.
The bridge is 245 m (804 ft) long. The bridge cost 956 million rupees (US$8.7 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. The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway. The bridge replaced a ferry boat service that had been transporting people and vehicles across the river.
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