Oddamavadi Bridge ( ta, ஓட்டமாவடிப் பாலம்) is a road
bridge
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in
Oddamavadi,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
a length of 250 meters. It crosses the
Valaichchenai Lagoon at
Batticaloa
Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...
. 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 long and wide. The new Oddamavadi bridge was built with financial assistance of the
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Government and the
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References
1924 establishments in Ceylon
2010 establishments in Sri Lanka
Bridges completed in 1924
Bridges completed in 2010
Bridges in Batticaloa District
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