This viaduct was built at Gotuwala between the two railway stations- Ella and Demodara during the british colonial period is the largest in Sri Lanka. Located almost 3100 feet above the sea level, this 99.6ft high bridge is called "Ahas namaye palama" (nine skies bridge) in sinhala. When one stands underneath it and looks up there is a beautiful sight of 'nine skies' through the nine arches, hence the sinhala name. This bridge is also called 'The bridge in the sky' due to the sheer height.
This massive bridge is built entirely of solid rocks, bricks and cement without using a single piece of steel.The bridge was finally commissioned in 1921. One end of this curved 9 arch bridge is a tunnel, in some of my pictures.
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