Sungai Johor Bridge
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Sungai Johor Bridge | |
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Official name | Sungai Johor Bridge |
Malay name | Jambatan Sungai Johor |
Locale | Senai-Desaru Expressway |
Carries | Motor vehicles |
Crosses | Johor River |
Longest span | 1.1 km (1,708 m) |
Total length | 1.7 km |
Width | -- |
Opening date | 2008 |
Maintained by | Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad |
Design | cable stayed bridge |
Designer/clients | Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd |
Contractor/construction | Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd |
The Johor River Bridge or Jambatan Sungai Johor is a major bridge across Johor River on Senai-Desaru Expressway E 22. The 1.7 kilometre cable stayed bridge connects Kong Kong in the west to Teluk Sengat in the east. When completed, it will become a major landmark of Johor and become the longest river bridge in Malaysia after Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge (Sungai Dinding Bridge) in Perak.
[edit] History
Construction officially began in 2005. Construction was led by Senai Desaru Expressway Berhad with a main contractor Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd. The bridge will completed by December 2008.