CPLP Bridge

CPLP Bridge

Ponte CPLP (Portuguese)
Ponte CPLP (Tetum)
The bridge during dry season in 2019
Coordinates8°33′15″S 125°32′11″E / 8.55417°S 125.53639°E / -8.55417; 125.53639
CarriesAvenida Presidente Nicolau Lobato [de]
CrossesComoro River
LocaleComoro [de], Dili, East Timor
Official nameCPLP Bridge
Other name(s)Comoro Bridges I and II (during construction)
Named forCPLP
Preceded byHinode Bridge
Characteristics
DesignExtradosed
MaterialConcrete, steel
Total length183 m (600 ft)
Width
  • 7 m (23 ft)
  • (each roadway)
No. of lanes2 in each direction
History
Constructed by
Construction costc. US$24 million
Inaugurated30 May 2013 / 22 July 2014
ReplacesComoro Bridge I
Location
Map
References
[1][2][3]

The CPLP Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte CPLP, Tetum: Ponte CPLP) (known during the construction phase as Comoro Bridges I and II) is a pair of two-lane road bridges in the suco of Comoro [de], a western suburb of Dili, capital city of East Timor.

  1. ^ "PM Xanana Inaugura Ponte Comoro II" [PM Xanana Inaugurates Comoro II Bridge]. SAPO (in Portuguese). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister inaugurates new Comoro Bridge". Government of Timor-Leste. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ Yurisk, Yasmin (2017). "Comoro Bridge II & I, Gebrakan Awal Ekspansi WIKA di Timor Leste" [Comoro Bridge II & I, Early Expansion Break WIKA in Timor Leste] (PDF). WIKAmagz (in Indonesian) (3/2017): 16–17. Retrieved 5 February 2022.