Highway Museum complex, Transportation museum in Kiribatkumbura, Sri Lanka.
The Highway Museum complex displays steam rollers, tar boilers, weighing scales, and a wooden bridge model along the A1 Colombo-Kandy road.
The museum, established in 1986, contains construction equipment dating back 175 years, including stone rollers and coal scales from early road development.
The exhibits demonstrate Sri Lankan engineering progress through artifacts like bull-rollers powered by elephants and traditional road construction tools.
Located at the 68th milestone of A1 highway with a railway crossing nearby, the museum offers free admission and unrestricted visiting hours.
The collection features a replica of the 300-meter Bogoda Bridge and preserves four different types of metal layers used in historical road construction.
Location: Kiribatkumbura
Inception: 1986
GPS coordinates: 7.26667,80.58330
Latest update: March 7, 2025 00:44
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