Oddamavadi Bridge, bridge in Sri Lanka

Oddamavadi Bridge carries the A15 Batticaloa–Trincomalee highway across the Valaichchenai Lagoon at Oddamavadi. It is made up of two crossings: a British Ceylon era truss bridge, now used as a road-rail bridge, and a newer two-lane road bridge 250 m long and 10.5 m wide.

Oddamavadi Bridge consists of two crossings of the Valaichchenai Lagoon on the A15 Batticaloa–Trincomalee highway. The older span is a truss bridge from the British Ceylon period, now used as a road-rail bridge. A new two-lane bridge, 250 m long and 10.5 m wide, was built with financial assistance from the Spanish Government and the World Bank.

The bridge carries the A15 highway between Batticaloa and Trincomalee, and its two structures sit side by side: the British-era truss bridge, now used as a road-rail bridge, and the newer two-lane span. The name Oddamavadi is also rendered in Tamil as ஓட்டமாவடிப் பாலம் and in Burmese as အော့ဒဗဒိတံတား.

The bridge carries the A15 Batticaloa–Trincomalee highway across the Valaichchenai Lagoon, with the newer deck taking two lanes of traffic and the older truss span serving as a road-rail crossing. The two-lane bridge is 250 m long and 10.5 m wide. Look for the Spanish Government and World Bank funding plaques.

The newer span, 250 m long and 10.5 m wide, was financed by the Spanish government and the World Bank. The older British Ceylon-era truss bridge beside it carries both road and rail traffic.