Irakkandi Bridge

Irakkandi Bridge is the third longest bridge in with a length of 300 m. It spans the Irrakkandi Lagoon linking with Pulmoddai. The bridge was completed and declared open on 20 October 2009 by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, along with the .
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Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in Sri Lanka
  • Address: Trincomalee-Nilaveli-Pulmodai Road, Irakkandi

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nilaveli.

Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal resort town and suburb of the , located 16 km northwest of the city of . A historically popular Tamil village and tourist destination of the district alongside the nearby , the numbers of visitors declined following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Sri Lankan Civil War, but have risen again since 2010.

Irakkandi Bridge

Latitude
8.72837° or 8° 43′ 42″ north
Longitude
81.17143° or 81° 10′ 17″ east
Open location code
6MW3P5HC+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 496323719
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q14629116
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Satellite Map

Discover Irakkandi Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Irakkandi Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Irakkandi Bridge”
  • Sinhala: “ඉරක්කණ්ඩි පාලම”
  • Spanish: “puente Irakkandi”
  • Spanish: “Puente Irakkandi”
  • Tamil: “இறக்கண்டிப் பாலம்”

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