The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.

[2] The bridge cost 202 million rupees (US$1.8 million) and was financed by a soft loan from the French Development Agency's Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project and the Sri Lankan Government's Kilakku Vasantham (Eastern Awakening) programme.

[1][3][4] The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway.

[2] The bridge replaced a ferry boat service that had been transporting people and vehicles across the river.

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