General Information
Other name(s): | Jambatan Pulau Pinang |
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Beginning of works: | 1980 |
Completion: | 3 August 1985 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
Location: |
Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia Perai, Penang, Malaysia |
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See also: |
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (2014)
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Coordinates: | 5° 21' 31.13" N 100° 18' 58.33" E |
Coordinates: | 5° 21' 16.06" N 100° 23' 26.38" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 225 m | |
total length | 13 500 m | |
height above valley floor or water | 33 m | |
pylons | pylon height (above water) | 101.5 m |
Materials
cables |
steel
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Participants
Owner
Contractor
(role unknown)
Renovation
Structural engineering
Contractor
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2009): Monitoring Structural Health of Penang Bridge Using Online System. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Sustainable Infrastructure - Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 September 2009, pp. 30-39.
- On top of the job. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 14, n. 50 (1st Quarter 2008), pp. 52.
- Penang Bridge Project: Foundations and Reclamation Work. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 88, n. 4 (August 1990), pp. 531-549. (1990):
- Penang Bridge Project: Superstructure – Design and Construction. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 88, n. 4 (August 1990), pp. 551-570. (1990):
- (2012): Penang Bridge Stay Cable Replacement. Presented at: 18th IABSE Congress: Innovative Infrastructures – Towards Human Urbanism, Seoul, Korea, 19-21 September 2012, pp. 1536-1543.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001818 - Published on:
24/08/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016