The Nine Arches Bridge also called the Bridge in the Sky, [3] is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka. It is one of the best examples of colonial-era railway construction in the country. [4] The construction of the bridge is generally attributed to a local Ceylonese builder, P. K. Appuhami, in consultation with British engineers. [5] [6] 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 the Railway Construction Department of Ceylon Government Railways. 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. [7]
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