Norton Bridge
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Nuwara Eliya district, in the Central Province.- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Description: village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norton Dam and Laxapana Falls.
Norton Dam
Dam
Photo: Pol van den Scheetekens, CC BY 3.0.
The Norton Dam is a gravity dam built across the Kehelgamu Oya, which is a main tributary to the Kelani River. The dam is built at Norton Bridge, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.
Laxapana Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laxapana Falls is, at 126 m high, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest in the world. It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about 16 km from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, in a village called Kiriwan Eliya. Laxapana Falls is situated 3 km southwest of Norton Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norton and Kiriwan Eliya.
Kiriwan Eliya
Village
Kiriwan Eliya is a village in Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District. Laxapana Falls, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, is located here.
Watawala
Town
Watawala is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Watawala is situated 4 km northeast of Norton Bridge.
Norton Bridge
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Vidulipura South, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.91536° or 6° 54′ 55″ northLongitude
80.52066° or 80° 31′ 14″ eastPopulation
5,000Open location code
6MR2WG8C+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 1190564935OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q7060586
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Norton Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka”
- Persian: “نورتون بریج (سریلانکا)”
- Persian: “نورتون بریج”
- Tamil: “நோட்டன் பிரிஜ்”
- “Norton Bridge”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include norton police station and norton pansala.
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