Crosses Malacca River Design box girder bridge Opened 2001 Bridge type Box girder bridge Carries Motor vehicle, Pedestrian | Official name Malacca Coastal Bridge Total length -- Location Jalan Syed Abdullah Aziz Body of water Malacca River | |
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Locale Jalan Syed Abdullah Aziz, Malacca City Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Melaka
Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB) Constructed by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) | ||
Malacca Coastal Bridge is a river bridge in box girder shape in Malacca City in Malacca state, Malaysia. The bridge crosses Malacca River. The bridge is build as a bypass of the Malacca City Centre and is build to shorten the travel distance between Bandar Hilir to Kampung Limbongan town area from 10 km (estimated) to 5 km (Estimated).
History
The construction of the bridge was proposed in 1996 and it was part of the Malacca coastal development project such as Mahkota Parade, Taman Melaka Raya, Taman Kota Laksamana and Pulau Melaka. When the reclamation land for the project was done in the late 1990s. Construction of the bridge began in 1998 and was completed in 2001.
References
Malacca Coastal Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA