Skip to main content

The claim

A crack has recently appeared on the Nine Arch Bridge in Ella and it could collapse at any moment.

Rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review found no reliable official report confirming a recent crack and says the NBRO’s Badulla District Office reported no such recent crack. It reports that a 2025 inspection found no structural cracks or major defects, though minor water seepage was observed between the bridge’s pillars.[S1]

Research date:

Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026