List of A-Grade highways in Sri Lanka

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This is a list of A-grade roads in Sri Lanka sorted by route number. A class roads are further classified in to sub classes AA, AB and AC. [1]

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Roads

Class AA Roads

Road NumberRouteLength (km)
 A0  Kollupitiya-Sri Jayawardenapura 7.12
 A1  Colombo-Kandy 115.85
 A2  Colombo-Wellawaya via Galle and Hambantota 317.78
 A3  Peliyagoda-Puttalam via Ja-Ela, Negombo and Chilaw 126
 A4  Colombo-Batticaloa via Ratnapura and Wellawaya 430
 A5  Peradeniya-Chenkalady via Badulla 276
 A6  Ambepussa-Trincomalee via Kurunegala 198.71
 A7  Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya 119
 A8  Panadura-Ratnapura 68
 A9  Kandy-Jaffna via Matale, Dambulla, Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, Killinochchi 321
 A10  Katugastota-Puttalam 124.58
 A11  Maradankadawala-Tirikkondiadimadu via Polonnaruwa 129.36
 A12  Puttalam-Trincomalee 176.99
 A13  Galkulama-Anuradhapura 17
 A14  Medawachchiya-Talaimannar via Mannar 114
 A15  Batticaloa-Trincomalee 131
 A16  Beragala-Hali Ela40
 A17  Galle-Madampe 144
 A18  Nonagama-Pelmadulla88
 A19  Polgahawela-Kegalle 12
 A20  Anuradhapura-Rambewa14
 A21  Kegalle-Karawanella42
 A22  Passara-Monaragala 34
 A23  Wellawaya-Kumbalwela31
 A24  Matara-Akuressa20
 A25  Siyambalanduwa-Ampara 57
 A26  Kandy-Padiyathalawa 105
 A27  Ampara-Maha Oya58
 A28  Anuradhapura-Padeniya 84
 A29  Vavuniya-Horowpothana46
 A30  Vavuniya-Parayanalankulam 36
 A31  Ampara-Karaitivu 24
 A32  Navatkuli-Mannar via Kerativu 98
 A33  Ja Ela-Yakkala 17
 A34  Mankulam-Mullaitivu 49
 A35  Paranthan-Mullaitivu 52
Total Distance3723.39 km

Class AB Roads

Road NumberRouteLength (km)
AB001Ampara - Inginiyagala19.79
AB002Anuradhapura New Town Roads12.66
AB003Approach Road to Gampola Bridge0.48
AB004Approach Road to Kaduwela Bridge0.77
AB005Approach Road to Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital2.46
AB006Avissawella Town Road0.06
AB007Balangoda By Pass1.13
AB008Bandarawela By Pass0.51
AB009Canada Friend-ship Road2.4
AB010Colombo - Hanwella Low Level Road24.94
AB011Galle Road New Deviation (Cross Junc. to Egoda Uyana)6.98
AB012Galle - Marine Drive1.22
AB013Gampola - Nawalapitiya17.54
AB014Hospital - Esplanade road, Ratnapura1.66
AB015Inner ring Road3.8
AB016Jaffna - Kankesanturai18.5
AB017Jaffna - Manipay - Karainagar27.21
AB018Jaffna - Palali17.3
AB019Jaffna - Pannai - Kayts19.31
AB020Jaffna - Point Pedro33.79
AB021Jaffna - Ponnalai - Point Pedro55.38
AB022Jail Road, Hambantota0.43
AB023Kalattawa - Matale Junction6.44
AB024Link Road—Dambulla1
AB025Lion Pillar - Sri Maha Bodhi Road1.21
AB026Matale - Udupihilla6.03
AB027Old Colombo - Galle Road, Panadura1.9
AB028Old Colombo - Puttalam Road, Ja Ela0.95
AB029Pasyala - Giriulla19.31
AB030Poonakary - Sangupiddy8.85
AB031Puloly - Kodikamam - Kachchai18.91
AB032Puttur - Meesalai13.68
AB033Samanturai village Road1.85
AB034Sea Street, Galle0.16
AB035Section A - B NEW TOWN ROAD, Ratnapura1.85
AB036Thalapitiya road, Galle0.98
AB037Upper Gampola Road2.57
AB038Valachchenai - Nasavantivu - Nawaladi5.12
AB039Valukkairaru - Pungudutivu - Kurikadduwan24.54
AB040Wattala Deviation0.64
AB041Weligama By Pass4.18
AB042Getambe Kandy By Pass3.8
AB043Wellawaya By Pass1.15
AB044Mahiyangana - Dimbulagala - Dalukkane72.6
AB045Avissawela By pass0.88
Total Distance466.92 km

Class AC Roads

Road NumberRouteLength (km)
AC002Bauddhaloka Mawatha (Buller's Road)2.77
AC003Central Road0.6
AC004Cotta Road up to City Limit1.37
AC005Danister De Silva Mawatha (Baseline Road)2.56
AC006D.R.Wijewardana Mawatha (McCallum Road)1.9
AC007D.S.Senanayake Mawatha (Kanatta Road)0.53
AC008Elvitigala Mawatha (Narahenpita Road - Kanatta Junc.)1.88
AC009Fifth Cross Street0.32
AC010Gas Work street0.34
AC011George R De Silva Mawatha (Skinners's Road)1.09
AC012Havelock Road - Maya Avenue Junction to Pamankada Bridge1.13
AC013Jayantha Weerasekara Mawatha (Drieberg's avenue)0.77
AC014Layards Broadway road - Barber Street to Prince of Wales Avenue0.26
AC015Lotus Road0.93
AC016Maha Vidyala Mawatha (Barber Street)0.53
AC017Main Street from Lotus road to Reclamation road0.23
AC018Maligawatta Road - Jayantha Weerasekera Mw. to Sri Saddhamma Mw.0.27
AC019Maradana Road2.59
AC020N.H.M.Abdul Cader Mawatha (Reclamation road)0.51
AC021Pamankada Road0.32
AC022Panchikawatta Road - Maradana Road to Janaytha Weerasekara Mw.0.14
AC023Part Sri Ramanathan Mw. - (K'boam St. to Skinnders's rd. junc.)0.31
AC024Prince of Wales Avenue2.25
AC025Railway Road0.32
AC026Sea Beach Road0.45
AC027Sri Dharmarama Mawatha (Albion Road)0.48
AC028Sri Saddharma Mawatha (Ingram Road)0.88
AC029Sri Sangaraja Mawatha (Skinner's Road [South])0.93
AC030Sri Sumanatissa Mawatha (Armour Street)0.66
AC031St. Anthony's Mawatha (Kochchikade Road)0.34
AC032W.A. de Silva Mawatha (High Street)0.92
Total Distance30.19 km

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References

  1. "National Highways in Sri Lanka (Class "A" and "B" Roads)". rda.gov.lk/. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2014.