Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
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| Established | 1986[1] |
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| Location | Kiribathkumbura, Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 7°16′N 80°35′E / 7.267°N 80.583°E |
| Type | Highway history |
Highway museum complex is the Sri Lanka's first highway museum and is located in Kiribathkumbura, Kandy. The museum is maintained by the Road Development Authority.
The museum has a collection of former construction equipment such as stone road rollers, steam road rollers, oil road rollers, tar boilers, coal scales, road signs and a model of the Bogoda Wooden Bridge.[2] It is reported that some of the equipment on display is over 175 years old.
Opening hours
[edit]There are no entrance fees to visitors and there are no time limits since it is situated in an open space area alongside the A1 highway.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sri Lanka's first Highways Museum now idles". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Highway history". Nations. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
