Muar Second Bridge ( Malay: ''Jambatan Kedua Muar'' Jawi: ''جمبتن كدوا موار'') is a famous landmark in Muar,

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. It crosses the

Muar River The Muar River ( ms, Sungai Muar) is a river which flows through the states of Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang in Malaysia. The river also flows through Muar town. History The Muar River formed part of the '' Penarikan'', an ancient overla ...

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History

Between the 1990s to 2000s, traffic congestion was prevalent at the Sultan Ismail Bridge since the official opening of the

North–South Expressway Southern Route The North–South Expressway Southern Route is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the southwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the south section of the North–South Expressway, connecting the st ...

between

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and

Pagoh Pagoh is a suburb in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. Pagoh is accessible via one of the main interchanges on the North–South Expressway, the major expressway on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. There are several federal government insti ...

and the opening of the Tangkak and Pagoh Interchange on April 1, 1989. In 1998, the federal government announced that a second bridge would be built at Parit Bunga to ease traffic congestion on the existing bridge. The bridge was constructed between March 2001 and June 2003. It was built by Public Works Department of Malaysia (JKR) while the main contractor was Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd. The bridge was officially opened to traffic on 2004 alongside the opening of the

Muar Bypass Muar Bypass (), or Federal Route 224, is a major highway bypass and the first highway built in Bandar Maharani Muar, a royal town in Johor, Malaysia. The highway bypass linking Parit Bunga in the northwest to Parit Sakai Parit Sakai is a sm ...

Bridge Descriptions

The Muar Second Bridge is a 632-metre semi-harp cable-stayed bridge with a 132-metre mid-span across

, similar in design to the

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, in the

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, and

Prai River Bridge Perai River Bridge (''Jambatan Sungai Perai'' in Malay) is a dual-three lane cable stayed bridge connecting the banks of the Perai River in Perai, Penang, Malaysia. It is part of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR). Designed by Dar Al-Han ...

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. The bridge project also features a complex interchange at Parit Bunga, the first in the town.

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{{Cable-stayed bridges in Southeast Asia Bridges in Johor Bridges completed in 2003 Cable-stayed bridges in Malaysia Muar District

History

Bridge Descriptions

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