Satok Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Sungai Sarawak Bridge
Official Name:Satok Bridge
Native Name:Jambatan Satok
Locale:Satok Bridge
Carries:Pedestrian
Crosses:Sarawak River
Mainspan:--
Length:700 Feet (1926)[1]
Width:7 Feet (1926)
Open:1926 (Brooke era)
June 2020 (rebuild)
Cost:$52,000 (1926)
Maint:Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU)
Sarawak Rivers Board
Design:suspension bridge
Designer:Mr. A.S.Lowe - Public Works Department Engineer[2]
Builder:Public Works Department (1926) / Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd (reconstruction)

Satok Bridge or Jambatan Satok is a suspension bridge in Kuching city, Sarawak, Malaysia. Originally built in 1923–1926, the bridge collapsed in 2004 during a storm. Because the bridge had many memories and was the first bridge to be built in Sarawak, the government decided to rebuild it in 2017 by choosing a local construction company, Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd (PPK) as the main contractor. It was rebuilt in 2019, but work was suspended in October 2019 due to structural issues: an anchor block had become displaced.[3] After structural correction and redesign, work resumed and the bridge was reopened 15 months later.[4] The opening was officiated by then Chief Minister of Sarawak (now Premier), Abang Zohari Openg on 21 November 2021.[5]

Near the bridge is the Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Bridge.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sarawak Long Ago . 1969 . 983-62-3981-2 . 77. Chater . W. J. . Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia .
  2. Book: Sarawak Long Ago . 1969 . 983-62-3981-2 . 76. Chater . W. J. . Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia .
  3. Web site: Work suspended, JKR carries intensive investigation on Satok suspension bridge DayakDaily. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923221902/https://dayakdaily.com/work-suspended-jkr-carries-intensive-investigation-on-satok-suspension-bridge/. 2020-09-23.
  4. https://www.bharian.com.my/hujung-minggu/kembara/2021/06/824475/jambatan-gantung-satok-hidup-semula
  5. https://www.astroawani.com/gaya-hidup/hanya-dua-hari-jambatan-gantung-satok-dibuka-kepada-umum-sempena-tahun-baharu-339356