Province West Kalimantan | ||
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Address Jalan Tayan - Sosok, Mak Kawing, Balai, Balai Belungai, Toba, Kabupaten Sanggau, Kalimantan Barat 78563, Indonesia Similar Jembatan Kapuas, Kapuas River, Suramadu Bridge, Merah Putih Bridge, The Equator monument | ||
Tayan Bridge is a bridge which will cross Kapuas River in Sanggau, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. This bridge will be a part of Trans Kalimantan Highway (south route) that connects West Borneo with Central Borneo. If the bridge is completed, the bridge will be the longest bridge in Borneo. The bridge construction project takes about 900 days. Tayan Bridge is expected to fully operate at the end of 2014. The construction project is mainly funded by loan from China (90%)
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Currently, vehicle crossing between Tayan and Piasak is served by two small ferries.
Tayan bridge project progress west kalimantan
Construction
The total length of this bridge is 1,440 meters, while the width is about 11 meters, carries 3-lanes highway. The clearance of the bridge from the surface of river at the high water condition is 13 meters.
The construction of the bridge is divided into two parts. The first part is a 300 meters bridge from Tayan town to Tayan Island, and the second part is a 1,140 meters bridge from Tayan Island to Piasak.