Verugal Bridge
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Verugal Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 8°15′11″N 81°22′23″E / 8.253°N 81.373°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles on the A15 highway |
| Crosses | Verugal Aru |
| Locale | Verugal, Trincomalee District |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 105 m (344 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | LKR250 million |
| Inaugurated | 19 October 2011 |
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Verugal Bridge is a road bridge across Verugal Aru in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]
The bridge is 105 m (344 ft) long.[2] The bridge cost 250 million rupees (US$2.3 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]
