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The bridge was formally opened on 18 March 2010. [3] The two lane bridge is 157 m (515 ft) long and 10.4 m (34 ft) wide. [4] The bridge cost 2.46 billion rupees (US$22 million) and was financed by a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. [3] The bridge carries the A14 road, connecting Medawachchiya and Talaimannar.
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Mannar Causeway. The main settlements on the island are Mannar and Erukkulampiddi on its eastern coast, and Pesalai on its northern coast, all connected by the A14 road which leads across the bridge to mainland Sri Lanka. [citation needed] Talaimannar, on the north-western coast of the island, is the terminus for the Mannar railway line. [6]
Cantilevered high over the Tarn gorge in southern France, and yawning 2,460 meters (8,070 feet) in length, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge, with a structural height of 336.4 ...
The Gulf of Mannar (/ m ə ˈ n ɑːr / mə-NAR) (Tamil: மன்னார் வளைகுடா, romanized: Maṉṉār vaḷaikuṭā; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බොක්ක, romanized: mannāram bokka) is a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean with an average depth of 5.8 m (19 ft). [3]