The Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge, designated as route Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge or Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II, is a bridge in the Perak Tengah District of

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. Situated on the Ipoh-Lumut Highway ( Federal route

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), it spans the Perak River in Bota, connecting Bota Kiri and Bota Kanan. The bridge is named in honor of Almarhum Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakkil Allahi Shah II Afifullah, the 33rd Sultan of Perak.

History

The original Bota Bridge (FT5) collapsed in 1967 due to a major

flood A flood is an overflow of water (list of non-water floods, or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant con ...

, disrupting transportation between Ipoh and Lumut. Consequently, the Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge FT5 was constructed as a replacement at a cost of RM3.1 million. Completed in 1973, the new bridge was opened to traffic in February of that year.

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