KALLADY BRIDGE

Yesterday i went to kallady bridge,batticaloa. its a road bridge and its part of the A4 Colombo-Batticaloa highway.its helps to cross the batticaloa lagoon in batticaloa its also known as Lady mannig bridge.its one of the old bridges in srilanka.after i research about that bridge and everyone said this bridge is build by British in 1924.

another interesting fact is Batticaloa's singing fish legend is associated with the bridge. In 1954 two American priests from St. Michael's College, Batticaloa, Rev. Fr. Lang and Rev. Fr. Moran, recorded fishes singing under the bridge.The recording was broadcast on Radio Ceylon in the 1960s and  Local folklore claims that an intriguing sound emanates from the bridge, and is believed to be singing fish from the depths of the Batticaloa Lagoon. There have been many expeditions to find out the true reason, however, there is no conclusive evidence to say that the sound comes from the activity of the marine ecosystem near the bridge. It still is a major attraction to many who want to witness a unique natural phenomenon.after hear that i feel sad because i missed to hear the song of the singing fish.in 2013 they build new bridge.but old bidge also very strong construction but due to the traffic issues the build a new bridge.i think Lady manning bridge is the oldest and longest iron bridge in srilanka.i am not sure about it but in my experince i never saw such old strong iron construction.now its not used for the vehicle travel but still its used by local peoples for fishing and now its a famous tourist spot in batticaloa. So batticaloa municipal council build a children park and market area near the bridge.many local and foreign tourist visits the bridge daily because its one of the landmark of batticaloa.