Bridge Name: | Sungai Perak Bridge |
Official Name: | Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge |
Native Name: | Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II |
Locale: | Federal Route 5 Ipoh-Lumut Highway, Bota |
Carries: | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
Crosses: | Perak River |
Mainspan: | -- |
Length: | -- |
Width: | -- |
Open: | 1973 |
Maint: | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Perak Tengah |
Design: | arch bridge box girder bridge |
Designer: | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) New second bridge MRCB Engineering Sdn Bhd |
Builder: | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) New second bridge MRCB Engineering Sdn Bhd |
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 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.
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 in February 1973.[2]