Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Sungai Dinding Bridge
Official Name:Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge
Native Name:Jambatan Raja Pemaisuri Bainun
Jambatan Sungai Dinding
Locale:Federal Route 60 Dinding Bypass, Lumut
Carries:Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses:Dinding River
Mainspan:930 m
Length:1.2 km (1.246 m)
Width:--
Open:2001
Maint:Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Manjung
Design:arch bridge
Designer:Government of Malaysia
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
HMS Perunding Sdn Bhd
Builder:Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
Lankhorst-Panzana JV

Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge or Sungai Dinding Bridge is the fifth longest river bridge in Malaysia. It is located in Dinding River on Dinding Bypass (Federal Route 60) near Lumut, Manjung district, Perak. The bridge is 1.2 km (1.246 m) in length, of which 930 m is over Dinding River. Its 13 arches represent states in Malaysia and is decorated with lights that change from colour to colour.

History

Constructed began on 19 August 1997 by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and HMS Perunding Sdn Bhd. and was completed in 2000. It was officially opened on 30 April 2001 by the 34th Sultan of Perak, Almarhum Sultan Azlan Shah and the bridge was officially named Jambatan Raja Pemaisuri Bainun after Tuanku Bainun of Perak.

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