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 Sri Lanka's first highway museum. Located in Kiribathkumbura, Kandy, it 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] Some of the equipment on display is reportedly over 175 years old.
Opening hours
There are no entrance fees for visitors and no time limits, since the museum is situated in an open space area alongside the A1 highway.
See also
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka's first Highways Museum now idles". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Highway history". Nations. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
