07/07/2022
Gampola Twin Bridges 😍
Gampola bridge is located in the Kandy-Nuwara Eliya main road connecting the banks of Mahaweli river. It is one of the most used bridges in Sri Lanka. Almost every tourist visited Nuwara Eliya, would have crossed the bridge at least once.
In 1926 British constructed old Steel-brick bridge. Spanning more than 90m the simple steel truss bridge’s abudments and the pier are stone masonry block structures. The bridge went under waters in1947 flood. The bridge served until a new bridge constructed in 2003.
The old bridge stands up to date and not used for traffic The new steel-post tensioned concrete bridge spans a length of 99m across Mahaweli river. The new bridge was constructed by Japanese construction firm - Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.