Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge

The Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge (Malay: 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.[1] The bridge was originally a toll bridge making the first toll bridge in Malaysia.

Sungai Kelantan Bridge

Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra
جمبتن سلطان يحي ڤيترا
Coordinates6°06′58″N 102°13′41″E
CarriesMotor vehicles, Pedestrians
CrossesKelantan River
Locale Wakaf Bharu-Kota Bharu-Kubang Kerian Highway
Official nameSultan Yahya Petra Bridge
Maintained byMalaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Kota Bharu
Characteristics
Designarch bridge
Total length2,800-foot
Width--
Longest span--
History
DesignerGovernment of Malaysia
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
Constructed byMalaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
Kien Huat Private Limited
Opened1967
Location

Current developments

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.

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