The Sungai Johor Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Sungai Johor; Jawi: جمبتن سوڠاي جوهر) is an expressway bridge across
Johor River
The Johor River ( ms, Sungai Johor) is the main river in the Malaysian state of Johor. The river is 122.7 km long with a catchment of 2,636 km2 and flows in a roughly north–south direction, originating from Mount Gemuruh and then empti ...
on
Senai–Desaru Expressway
Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expr ...
in
Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares mariti ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
. The 1.7 km (1,708 m)
single plane cable stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...
connects
Pulau Juling in
Johor Bahru District
The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of and has a population of 1.71 million. The district capital is Johor Bahru City and the adm ...
in the west to
Tanjung Penyabong in
Kota Tinggi District
Kota Tinggi District is a district in the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the largest district in the state with an area of . The population was 187,824 in 2010. The principal town is Kota Tinggi.
Geography
The district has an area of 3,482&nbs ...
in the east. Opened on 10 June 2011, it has the longest central span of any river bridge in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
, followed by
Batang Sadong Bridge in
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
. The bridge is also the longest single plane cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia.
History
Construction officially began in 2005. Construction was led by
Senai Desaru Expressway Berhad with a main contractor
Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd. The bridge was to have been completed by December 2008, but opening of the bridge was repeatedly delayed, opening together with the 2nd phase of the expressway on 10 June 2011.
Specifications
The bridge is 1,708 metres (1.7 km) long, with a 500-metre (0.5 km) main span across the Johor River. The two main pylons of the bridge rise to a height of 143 meters.
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The expressway on the bridge has two lanes on each direction, without any
shoulder
The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone) as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons. The articulations between the bones of the shoulder mak ...
.
Gallery
Image:E22 Bridge.jpg, Sungai Johor Bridge at night
File:Sungai Johor Bridge construction 2007-10-03.jpg, The Sungai Johor Bridge under construction in October 2007
Image:Sungai Johor Bridge Construction.JPG, The Sungai Johor Bridge under construction in January 2009
File:Sungai Johor Bridge at Senai-Desaru Expressway.JPG, The Sungai Johor Bridge as seen from the westbound of Senai–Desaru Expressway in May 2016
See also
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List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
This list ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span, i.e. the distance between the suspension towers. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a longer span than an ...
References
External links
Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad (SDEB)
Longest cable-stayed bridge planned (The Star, 18 December 2006)
2011 establishments in Malaysia
Bridges completed in 2011
Bridges in Johor
Cable-stayed bridges in Malaysia
Senai–Desaru Expressway
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