Pulau Bunting Bridge
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| Pulau Bunting Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Pulau Bunting Bridge |
| Malay name | Jambatan Pulau Bunting |
| Locale | -- |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Straits of Malacca |
| Longest span | -- |
| Total length | 2.5km |
| Width | -- |
| Opening date | 2005 |
| Maintained by | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Kota Setar |
| Design | tied arch bridge |
| Designer/clients | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Gamuda Berhad |
| Contractor/construction | Gamuda Berhad |
Pulau Bunting Bridge is a new bridge that connects Pulau Bunting to mainland Kedah, Malaysia. The bridge was built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) while the main contractor was Gamuda Berhad.
[edit] History
It was constructed between 2002 and 2005.
[edit] Features
It is a 2.3km long x 13.0m wide of sea crossing comprising of a 1.8km long bridge, a 0.1km long causeway connecting Pulau Bunting to the bridge and a 0.4km long causeway connecting mainland Kedah to the bridge. The bridge is an arch cable-stayed bridge with a main suspended span of 80m in length and approach spans of precast concrete box beams with spans of 30m in length. The causeways have fill embankments on piled foundations with rock armouring.
