Crosses Kelantan River Width -- Opened 1967 Body of water Kelantan River | Total length -- Longest span -- Bridge type Arch bridge Carries Motor vehicle, Pedestrian | |
Official name Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Kota Bharu Address 15050 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia Locale Wakaf Bharu–Kota Bharu–Kubang Kerian Highway Designer Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Similar Guillemard Bridge, Masjid Muhammadi, Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kampung Laut Mosque, Renaissance Kota Bharu Hotel | ||
Crossing sultan yahya petra bridge 2016 kelantan river
Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge or Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jawi: جمبتن سلطان يحي ڤيترا) is a major bridge in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia crossing Kelantan River. Construction began in 1965 and was completed in 1967, by renowned builder Kien Huat Private Limited, a family firm of Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. It was opened on 1967 by the late Sultan of Kelantan. Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. The bridge was originally a toll bridge making the first toll bridge in Malaysia.
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Construction of the Sultan Yahya Petra Second Bridge
The Sultan Yahya Petra Second Bridge project consists of a pair of bridges built at the left and right of the original bridge and a 1-km flyover built on top of the existing Federal Route 3. Construction began on 2009 and was completed in 2012. The bridge becomes the only triple-carriageway bridge in the country, where the original bridge remains as a two-way bridge, while the new bridges constructed at both sides of the original bridge carry one-way traffic each.