Suspension Bridges of Sri Lanka

This is a list of all 5 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Sri Lanka. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1905: (footbridge)

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - Mahaweli Ganga
Bridgemeister ID:2446 (added 2008-04-23)
Year Completed:1905
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Crossing:Mahaweli Ganga
At or Near Feature:Royal Botanical Gardens
Coordinates:7.276585 N 80.593782 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

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(footbridge)

Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bridgemeister ID:4993 (added 2020-08-16)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Colombo, Sri Lanka
At or Near Feature:Viharamahadevi Park
Coordinates:6.914225 N 79.861322 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Sinharaja Forest Reserve vicinity, Sri Lanka - Gin Ganga
Bridgemeister ID:3573 (added 2019-12-26)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Sinharaja Forest Reserve vicinity, Sri Lanka
Crossing:Gin Ganga
Coordinates:6.364548 N 80.478834 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:2
Side Span:1

Haloluwa-Dodanwala

Kandy, Sri Lanka - Mahaweli Ganga
Bridgemeister ID:3313 (added 2019-11-29)
Name:Haloluwa-Dodanwala
Location:Kandy, Sri Lanka
Crossing:Mahaweli Ganga
Coordinates:7.287941 N 80.608617 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Nakkawita

Deraniyagala, Sri Lanka
Bridgemeister ID:3097 (added 2019-10-27)
Name:Nakkawita
Location:Deraniyagala, Sri Lanka
Coordinates:6.912204 N 80.365672 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)


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