Muar Second Bridge

Sungai Muar Bridge Jambatan Kedua Muar جمبتن كدوا موار
Coordinates	2°4′36″N 102°33′15″E / 2.07667°N 102.55417°ECoordinates: 2°4′36″N 102°33′15″E / 2.07667°N 102.55417°E
Carries	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Muar River
Locale	Muar Bypass, Muar
Official name	Muar Second Bridge
Maintained by	Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Muar and Tangkak Selia Selenggara Sdn Bhd
Characteristics
Design	cable stayed bridge
Total length	632 m
Width	--
Longest span	132 m
History
Designer	Government of Malaysia Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd
Constructed by	Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd
Opened	2003

Muar Second Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Kedua Muar Jawi: جمبتن كدوا موار) is a famous landmark in Muar, Johor, Malaysia. It crosses the Muar River.^[1]

History

Between the 1990s to 2000s, traffic congestion was prevalent at the Sultan Ismail Bridge since the official opening of the North-South Expressway Southern Route between Ayer Keroh and Pagoh and the opening of the Tangkak Interchange on April 1, 1989. In 1998, the federal government announced that a second bridge would be built at Parit Bunga to ease traffic congestion on the existing bridge.

The bridge was constructed between March 2001 and June 2003. It was built by Public Works Department of Malaysia (JKR) while the main contractor was Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd. The bridge was officially opened to traffic on 2004 alongside the opening of the Muar Bypass.

Bridge Descriptions

The Muar Second Bridge is a 632-metre semi-harp cable-stayed bridge with a 132-metre mid-span across Muar River, similar in design to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida, in the United States, and Prai River Bridge in Penang, Malaysia. The bridge project also features a complex interchange at Parit Bunga, the first in the town.

See also

• Muar
• Sungai Muar
• Muar Bypass
• Jambatan Sultan Ismail

References

1. Royal town with landmarks of tusks