Seri Wawasan Bridge

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Seri Wawasan Bridge
Jambatan Seri Wawasan
Official name Seri Wawasan Bridge
Carries Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses Putrajaya Lake
Locale Lebuh Seri Wawasan
Maintained by Perbadanan Putrajaya
Designer Perbadanan Putrajaya
Total length 240 meters
Width 37.2 meters
Longest span 168.5 meters
Constructed by Perbadanan Putrajaya
Opened 2003
Coordinates 2°55′41.1″N 101°41′3.0″E / 2.928083°N 101.684167°E / 2.928083; 101.684167Coordinates: 2°55′41.1″N 101°41′3.0″E / 2.928083°N 101.684167°E / 2.928083; 101.684167

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.

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