RailPictures.Net Photo: #792 Sri Lanka Railways M6 Class - A1A-A1A at Between Ella and Demodara stations , Sri Lanka by Daniel SIMON

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» Sri Lanka Railways (more..)
» M6 Class - A1A-A1A (more..)

» Near Demodara station
» Between Ella and Demodara stations , Sri Lanka (more..)
» February 05, 2016

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A local passenger train is crossing the famous nine arches viaduct near Demodara. This viaduct built 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. There is a popular story to say that when construction work was commenced on the bridge, the World War 1 broke-out and the steel consignment assigned for this site was seized and was used for war related projects. When the work came to a standstill the locals came forward and build the bridge with solid stone bricks and cement without steel.

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