Nine Arch Bridge
The Nine Arch Bridge also called the Bridge in the Sky, is a viaduct
bridge in Sri Lanka and is one of the best examples of colonial-era railway
construction in the nation. It is located in Demodara, between Ella and Demodara railway stations.
The surrounding area has seen a steady increase of tourism due to the bridge's
architectural ingenuity and the profuse greenery in the nearby hillsides
The construction of the bridge is generally attributed to a local
Ceylonese builder, P. K. Appuhami, in consultation with British engineers. The
chief designer and project manager of the 'Upcountry Railway Line of Ceylon'
project was D. J. Wimalasurendra, a distinguished Ceylonese engineer and
inventor. The designer of the viaduct was Harold Cuthbert Marwood of Railway
Construction Department of Ceylon Government Railway. The 1923 report titled
"Construction of a Concrete Railway Viaduct in Ceylon" published by
the Engineering Association of Ceylon has details of all the records including
the plans and drawings
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