Ralkuli Bridge
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CarriesMotor vehicles on the A15 highway
LocaleRalkuli, Trincomalee District
Total length175 m (574 ft)
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| Coordinates | 8°26′50.2″N 81°14′37.2″E / 8.447278°N 81.243667°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles on the A15 highway |
| Locale | Ralkuli, Trincomalee District |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 175 m (574 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | LKR571 million |
| Inaugurated | 19 October 2011 |
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Ralkuli Bridge is a road bridge in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]
The bridge is 175 m (574 ft) long.[2] The bridge cost 571 million rupees (US$5.2 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]
