Upparu Bridge

Upparu Bridge is a road bridge across Uppu Aru in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]

Upparu Bridge
Coordinates8°28′11.50″N 81°12′10.60″E
CarriesMotor vehicles on the A15 highway
CrossesUppu Aru
LocaleUpparu, Trincomalee District
Characteristics
Total length315 m (1,033 ft)
History
Construction costLKR995 million
Inaugurated19 October 2011 (2011-10-19)
Location

The bridge is 315 m (1,033 ft) long.[2] 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.[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]

References
  1. "Five New Bridges in the Eastern Province -19 October 2011". Northern Provincial Council. 20 October 2011.
  2. "President to commission five new bridges". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. "Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project funded by French Development Agency in Sri Lanka : A15, B10 and C- Class Coastal road rehabilitation". France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  4. "French Government boosts development in Trincomalee". Financial Times, Sri Lanka. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. Amarajeewa, Amadoru (23 October 2011). "Now Trinco-Batti road journey sans ferries". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).


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