Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura

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Established1986[1]
Coordinates7°16′N 80°35′E / 7.267°N 80.583°E / 7.267; 80.583
TypeHighway history
Highway Museum complex
Steamroller at Highway museum complex
Established1986[1]
LocationKiribathkumbura, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°16′N 80°35′E / 7.267°N 80.583°E / 7.267; 80.583
TypeHighway history

Highway museum complex is Sri Lanka's first highway museum. Located in Kiribathkumbura, Kandy, it is maintained by the Road Development Authority.

The museum has a collection of former construction equipment such as stone road rollers, steam road rollers, oil road rollers, tar boilers, coal scales, road signs and a model of the Bogoda Wooden Bridge.[2] Some of the equipment on display is reportedly over 175 years old.

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