Crosses Muar River Official name Buloh Kasap Bridge Total length short length Body of water Muar River Carries Motor vehicle, Pedestrian | Locale Jalan Gemas-Segamat Design arch bridge Opened 1901 Bridge type Arch bridge | |
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Segamat Constructed by Malaysian Public Works Department Similar jambatan putus, Iskandariah Bridge, Sultan Ismail Bridge, Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Br, Muar Second Bridge | ||
The Buloh Kasap Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Buloh Kasap) is a famous historical bridge during World War II. It is located on Federal route in the town of Buloh Kasap, Johor, Malaysia. The bridge is built across Muar River (Sungai Muar) which flows pass Buloh Kasap.
The old bridge of Buloh Kasap was built by British government during the construction of Federal Route 1. However, the British soldiers demolished a part of the bridge during World War II to stop the advance of Japanese soldiers from moving forward to Singapore. After the war ended, a new bridge was constructed just beside the old one.
When the stretch of Federal Route 1 was upgraded from Gemas to Ayer Hitam recently, the bridge was upgraded to a single-lane dual carriageway bridge to fulfil the latest standards of Malaysian federal roads.