General Information
| Name in local language: | Jambatan Sungai Johor |
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| Beginning of works: | 2006 |
| Completion: | 10 June 2011 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Structure: |
Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
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| Coordinates: | 1° 31' 50.44" N 104° 0' 51.94" E |
| Coordinates: | 1° 32' 1.82" N 104° 1' 46.99" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 500 m | |
| total length | 1 708 m | |
| pylon | height | 150 m |
Notes
At the time of completion, this bridge was the longest-spanning cable-stayed bridge with a single plane of cables.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Sungai Johor Bridge (Malay:Jambatan Sungai Johor; Jawi: جمبتن سوڠاي جوهر) is an expressway bridge across Johor River on Senai–Desaru Expressway in Johor, Malaysia. The 1.7 km (1,708 m) single plane cable stayed bridge connects Pulau Juling in Johor Bahru District in the west to Tanjung Penyabong in Kota Tinggi District in the east. Opened on June 10, 2011, it is currently has the longest central span of any river bridge in Malaysia, followed by Batang Sadong Bridge in Sarawak as the second longest. The bridge 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 June 10, 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.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Sungai Johor Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Sungai Johor project moves forward. In: Bridge Update, n. 55 (October 2005), pp. 2.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20018415 - Published on:
10/11/2005 - Last updated on:
05/06/2017
