Upparu Bridge
Upparu Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 8°28′11.50″N 81°12′10.60″E / 8.4698611°N 81.2029444°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles on the A15 highway |
| Crosses | Uppu Aru |
| Locale | Upparu, Trincomalee District |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | LKR995 million |
| Inaugurated | 19 October 2011 |
| Location | |
Upparu Bridge is a road bridge across Uppu Aru in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.
The bridge is 315 m (1,033 ft) long. The bridge cost 995 million rupees (US$9 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.