Seri Wawasan Bridge

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The Great 'Seri Wawasan'
Seri Wawasan Bridge
Official name Seri Wawasan Bridge
Malay name Jambatan Seri Wawasan
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Carries Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses Putrajaya Lake
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Maintained by Perbadanan Putrajaya
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Designer/clients Perbadanan Putrajaya
Contractor/construction Perbadanan Putrajaya

The Seri Wawasan Bridge is one of the main bridges in Putrajaya, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. This futuristic cable-stayed bridge which has a sail ship appearance, connects Precinct 2 on the Core Island to the residential area of Precinct 8.

The concrete bridge is a combination of cable backstays and structural steel tie back. It is a dual three lane carriageways of 18.6m width each, comprising 3 x 3.5m width lanes, 0.5 m hard shoulder, 0.5m marginal strip. The median is 4 m wide and walkway cum cycle track width is 5.1m giving a total width of 37.2m at the centre of the bridge.

Another view of Seri Wawasan
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Another view of Seri Wawasan