Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
 Steamroller at Highway museum complex | |
| Established | 1986[1] |
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| Location | Kiribathkumbura, Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 7°16′N 80°35′E / 7.267°N 80.583°ECoordinates: 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
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
References
- ↑ "Sri Lanka's first Highways Museum now idles". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Highway history". Nations. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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