Sangupiddy Bridge, JAFFNA, SRI Lanka | ROUNDS TUBE
In this 61st Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about the Sangupiddy Bridge, JAFFNA, SRI Lanka. Sangupiddy Bridge is a road bridge which is built across the Jaffna lagoon. The distance from Jaffna to this bridge is – 24.2 km ( 24 minutes travel ) . This bridge notably connects the Sangupiddy village in Kilinochchi district with Karaitivu Island in Jaffna district. The bridge was formally opened on 16 January 2011. Construction was carried out by a Sri Lankan Company - Access Engineering with in 8 months. The two lane bridge is 288m long and 7.35m wide. It consists of a steel girder structure and an ante steel deck system sitting on a reinforced cement concrete structure with pile foundations. The bridge costs approximately 69 crores in INR. The bridge is part of the A32 Jaffna-Mannar highway. The only road connection between Jaffna Peninsula and the mainland was at Elephant Pass, prior to construction of this bridge. Spanning a length of three kilometres, it is said that the route via Sa