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| Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) பினாங்கு இரண்டாவது பாலம் 槟威二桥 | |
 Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge in May 2022 | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) | |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Existed | 2006–present |
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| Major junctions | |
| East end | Bandar Cassia (Batu Kawan), Seberang Perai |
| West end | Batu Maung, Penang Island |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | George Town, Bukit Tambun, Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat, Juru, Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru, Batu Maung, Teluk Tempoyak, Permatang Laut, Serdang, Selama, Jelapang, Ipoh |
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Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang) | |
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| Coordinates | 5°14′59″N 100°21′05″E / 5.249791°N 100.351353°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | South Channel, Malaysia |
| Locale |  Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge |
| Official name | Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge |
| Maintained by | Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | |
| Total length | 24 km |
| Width | -- |
| Longest span | 250 m |
| History | |
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| Construction end | February 2014 [2] |
| Opened | 2 March 2014 at 00:01 MST[2] |
| Inaugurated | 1 March 2014 at 20:30 MST[2] |
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The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah), also known as the Penang Second Bridge (Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang), is a dual carriageway toll bridge in Penang, Malaysia. It connects Bandar Cassia (Batu Kawan) in Seberang Perai on mainland Peninsular Malaysia with Batu Maung on Penang Island. It is the second bridge to link the island to the mainland after the first Penang Bridge.
The total length of the bridge is 24 km (15 mi) with 16.9 km (10.5 mi) over water, making it the longest bridge in Malaysia and the second longest in Southeast Asia behind the 30 km (19 mi) Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge in Brunei. China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), a main contractor for the second bridge, was expected to start work on the second Penang bridge in November 2007 and complete the project in 2011, but the completion date was then postponed to May 2012, and later to February 2014.[1]
It originally was given route code E22 but later changed to E28, and E22 was used by Senai–Desaru Expressway. Construction started in November 2008. To reduce the cost of construction, its design was then modified to resemble the first cable stayed Penang Bridge. The bridge has been built with a large loan from the People's Republic of China to continue and maintain the economic relationship between China and Malaysia.[3] The bridge was officially opened on 1 March 2014 at 20:30 MST and was named after the fourteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah, and was assigned with the route number E28.
- ^ a b "Second Penang Bridge set to open in February 2014".
- ^ a b c d e "Second Penang Bridge set to open in February 2014 - Nation - The Star Online". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Malaysia secures 800 mln usd loan from China for second Penang bridge – report". Forbes. AFX News. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007.