Ulapane to Gampola, Sri Lanka.

Old bridge on the Ulapane to Pussellawa road, Sri Lanka.

One mile from Ulapane on the Pussellawa road, this bridge built to replace the 'Upside down' bridge, is in its last legs and is being replaced by a new concrete bridge by its sidewhich still under construction. This bridge bridges the Mahawely Ganga in its upper reaches.

The Mahawely Ganga at Ulapane, Sri Lanka.

The four major rivers of Sri Lanka take their origin from the Adam's peak wilderness. The waters which go to form these rivers flow in different directions from the central highland. It is a fact that the Police Station situated at Ginigathena is so situated that the water flowing downhill on one side goes to join the Kelany Ganga and the water flowing on the other side of the hill goes to join the Mahawely Ganga. This picture taken by me on the 31st of December 2010, shows the Mahawely waters at Ulapane, on the way to Gampola from Ginigathena.

The upside-down bridge, Ulapane, Sri Lanka.

On the road from Ulapane (on the Gampola - Nawalapitiya road) to Pussellawa about one Kilometre from Ulapane, you have to cross an old iron bridge. Looking upstream there is another bridge in sight as shown in the photo above. This was constructed by a British engineer during colonial times. The site engineer had mis interpreted the plans, constructing it upside down, and it was found out as a mistake only after the construction was complete. The authorities let it remain to be used for light traffic. They say that the site engineer subsequently committed suicide.