Victoria Bridge, Malaysia

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Sungai Perak Railway Bridge
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Official name Victoria Bridge
Malay name Jambatan Victoria
Locale Kuala Kangsar-Ipoh railway line
Carries locomotive
pedestrian
Crosses Perak River
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Opening date 1900
Maintained by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
Design cantilever bridge
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The Victoria Bridge is the oldest railway bridge in Malaysia. The bridge is located in Perak River, Perak, Malaysia. It was constructed between 1879 until 1900. The bridge was was officialy opened in 1900 by the late Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak and the British's Federated Malay States High Commissioner Sir Frank Swettenham.