Highway Museum complex

The Highway Museum lies along the A1 main road between Colombo and Kandy and displays a collection of road construction equipment from different periods. The exhibition includes rollers, tar boilers, scales, and a model of a wooden bridge.

The museum was founded in 1986 and preserves equipment up to 175 years old. This comes from the period when Sri Lanka built its first modern roads.

The collection shows traditional tools and machines that were used for road building over many generations. Visitors can see how people and animals once worked together and how techniques changed through time.

The museum sits at the 68th milestone marker of the A1 highway and is easy to find. Entry is free and you can visit at any time that works for you.

The museum preserves a model of the famous Bogoda Bridge, a wooden structure with significant historical importance. The collection also displays four different types of material layers that were used for road surfaces in earlier times.

Location: Kiribatkumbura

Inception: 1986

GPS coordinates: 7.26667,80.58330

Latest update: December 14, 2025 16:43