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Thondamannar Bridge() is a road and pedestrian bridge on the Jaffna - Point Pedro highway across the Vadamarachchi Lagoon near the Valvettithurai town of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. It was built in 1953〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A river for Jaffna – the Arumugam Plan )〕 and destroyed in 1985, and rebuilt afterwards in 2004. The Thondamannar Bridge was primarily used as a barrage since the beginning of its construction period to prevent sea water entering the Vadamarachchi Lagoon that serves as a primary water source for several villages in the neighborhood. The Barrage was destroyed in 1985 when it came under fire from the Sri Lankan Army.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Thondamannar sluice gate to be reconstructed )〕 The sluice gates before its destruction played a dual role not only preventing seawater entering into the villages but also allowing the floodwater flowing from the land-side into the sea during rainy season.〔 The bridge along with the barrage was rebuilt by the Department of Irrigation in 2004 and now serves the Jaffna - Point Pedro highway, a key link in the Jaffna District and the Northern Province.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A River for Jaffna )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thondamannar Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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