Total length -- Opened 2011 Bridge type Arch bridge Carries Motor vehicle, Pedestrian | Width -- Location Iskandar Coastal Highway Body of water Skudai River | |
Crosses Skudai River and Danga River Locale Iskandar Coastal Highway, Johor Bahru Official name Iskandar Coastal Bridge Maintained by Iskandar Region Development Authority (IRDA)
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Johor Bahru Address Lebuhraya Pesisir Pantai Iskandar & Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, Lebuhraya Pesisir Pantai Iskandar, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Designer Iskandar Regional Development Authority Similar Permas Jaya Bridge, Sungai Johor Bridge, Sultan Iskandar Mosque, Johor Port, Persada Johor | ||
Iskandar Coastal Bridge or Jambatan Persisir Pantai Iskandar (Jawi: جمبتن ڤسيسير ڤنتاي إسکندر) is an arch-shaped river bridge in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is a second arch bridge in Johor Bahru after Permas Jaya Bridge. The bridge crosses Skudai River and Danga River. The bridge is built to shorten the travel distance between Iskandar Puteri to Johor Bahru town area from --km (estimated) to --km (Estimated).
History
The construction of the bridge was proposed when a new coastal highway from Danga Bay to Nusajaya, a project part of the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) (now Iskandar Malaysia) was announced on 30 July 2006. Construction began on 2008 and was completed on 2011.
References
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