Seri Wawasan Bridge

Seri Wawasan Bridge
Jambatan Seri Wawasan
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
Carries Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses Putrajaya Lake
Locale Lebuh Seri Wawasan
Official name Seri Wawasan Bridge
Maintained by Perbadanan Putrajaya
Characteristics
Design cable-stayed bridge
Total length 240 m
Width 37.2 m
Longest span 168.5 m
History
Designer Perbadanan Putrajaya
Constructed by Perbadanan Putrajaya
Opened 2003

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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