A4 (Sri Lanka)

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A4

Route information
Length430 km (270 mi)
Major junctions
North endColombo A1
West endBatticaloa A15
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Highway system
  • Roads in Sri Lanka
A1 A15
High Level Road in Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. It was taken from west to east.

The A4 Highway also known as the Colombo-Ratnapura-Wellawaya-Batticaloa highway, is the longest highway in Sri Lanka, at 430 kilometers (270 mi)[1] in length. It goes Colombo to Batticaloa, through many important cities in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern provinces.

The highway passes through Kirulapone, Nugegoda, Delkanda, Navinna, Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Kottawa, Homagama, Godagama, Meegoda, Meepe, Pahathgama, Hanwella, Avissawella, Eheliyagoda, Kuruwita, Ratnapura, Lellopitiya, Pelmadulla, Balangoda, Beragala, Koslanda, Wellawaya, Buttala, Monaragala, Liyangolla, Siyambalanduwa, Hulanuge, Lahugala, Pottuvil, Komari, Thirukovil, Akkaraipattu, Oluvil, Karaitivu, Kalmunai, Periyakallar, Chettipalayam, Arayampathy, and Kattankudy.

Bus Routes

  • 99 - Colombo (Pettah) - Badulla / Passara / Welimada / Lunugala / Bibila
  • 122 – Pettah - Avissawella / Rathnapura / Embilipitiya / Rakwana / Suriyawewa / Kataragama
  • 124 – Maharagama – Ihala Bope
  • 182 - Padukka - Hanwella
  • 69/122 - Maharagama - Kandy
  • 315 - Horana - Meepe
  • 16 - Aluthgama - Kandy
  • 16 - Matugama - Kandy
  • 16 - Horana - Kandy
  • 16/122 - Maharagama - Kandy
  • 16/15 - Matugama - Jaffna
  • 16/15 - Matugama - Anuradhapura
  • 16/57 - Maharagama - Anuradhapura
  • 16/48 - Panadura - Polonnaruwa
  • 16/48 - Maharagama - Polonnaruwa

The stretch from Colombo up to Hanwella is known as the High Level Road.

See also

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