Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge

Sungai Perak Bridge
Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II
Carries Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses Perak River
Locale 5 Ipoh-Lumut Highway, Bota
Official name Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Perak Tengah
Characteristics
Design arch bridge
box girder bridge
Total length --
Width --
Longest span --
History
Designer Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)

New second bridge
MRCB Engineering Sdn Bhd
Constructed by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)

New second bridge
MRCB Engineering Sdn Bhd
Opened 1973

Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge or Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II is a bridge in Perak Tengah district, Perak, Malaysia. It is located on Ipoh-Lumut Highway Federal route 5 crossing Perak River in Bota connecting Bota Kiri and Bota Kanan. The bridge was named after the 33rd Sultan of Perak, Almarhum Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakkil Allahi Shah II Afifullah.

History

In 1967, the old Bota Bridge FT5 was collapsed due to a huge flood, effectively cutting off the transportation link between Ipoh and Lumut. As a result, a new replacement bridge known as the Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge FT5 was constructed with the total cost of RM3.1 million.[1] The new Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge FT5 was completed in 1973 and was opened to motorists on February 1973.[2]

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