Suramadu Bridge
The Suramadu Bridge (also Surabaya – Madura Bridge ; Indonesian: Jembatan Suramadu ) is the longest bridge in Indonesia . It connects the cities of Surabaya on the island of Java and Bangkalan on the island of Madura . Construction of the 5.4 km long road bridge over the Strait of Madura began on August 20, 2003, and the only bridge between the two islands opened on June 10, 2009.
The structural heart of the Suramadu Bridge, which is subject to toll, is a cable-stayed bridge in three segments of 192, 434 and 192 meters in length. It has two lanes in each direction of travel and one lane each for rescue vehicles and motorcycles.
The construction cost of the bridge, built by an Indonesian-Chinese consortium , was estimated at 4.5 trillion Indonesian rupiah (445 million US dollars).
Web links
- The Suramadu Bridge , in: The Jakarta Post of June 10, 2009, accessed November 13, 2012
- Rendi A. Witular: Special Report: 'Made in China' poses as RI's pride , in: The Jakarta Post of June 10, 2009, accessed on November 13, 2012
Coordinates: 7 ° 11 ′ 9 ″ S , 112 ° 46 ′ 49 ″ E