Barelang Bridge | |
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.jpg) The cable-stayed Tengku Fisabilillah Bridge 1, connects Batam Island and Tonton Island | |
| Coordinates | 0°58′54″N 104°2′30″E / 0.98167°N 104.04167°E |
| Crosses | South China Sea |
| Locale | Batam City, Riau islands |
| Begins | Sagulung District, Batam |
| Ends | Galang District, Batam |
| Maintained by | Riau islands Provincial Government |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | Bridge 1-642 metres (2,106 ft) Bridge 2-420 metres (1,378 ft) Bridge 3-270 metres (886 ft) Bridge 4-365 metres (1,198 ft) Bridge 5-385 metres (1,263 ft) Bridge 6-180 metres (591 ft) |
| Longest span | Bridge 1-350 metres (1,148 ft) Bridge 2-160 metres (525 ft) Bridge 3-45 metres (148 ft) Bridge 4-145 metres (476 ft) Bridge 5-245 metres (804 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1992 |
| Construction end | 1998 |
| Construction cost | Rp 400 bilion |
| Location | |
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Barelang Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Barelang) is a chain of 6 bridges of various types that connected the Barelang island group of Riau Archipelago built in 1997. The smaller islands of Tonton, Nipah, and Setotok (considered parts of the Batam island group) connect Batam and Rempang, while a further small island - Galang Baru - is connected at the southern end of the chain. The entire Barelang region covers 715 square kilometres (276 sq mi).[1]
Some locals call the bridge Jembatan Habibie after Jusuf Habibie, who oversaw the project in construction, aiming to transform the Rempang and Galang islands into industrial sites (resembling present-day Batam).[2][3]
The concept design for the 6 bridges were proposed by Bruce Ramsay of VSL. Habibie had requested that the designs should be based on a variation of different structural bridge types, in order to introduce & develop new bridge design & building technologies for the Indonesian market. Over time the bridge sites have grown more into a tourist attraction rather than just a transportation route.[4]
The full stretch of all 6 bridges total to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). Travelling from the first bridge to the last is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) and takes about 50 minutes. Construction of the bridges started in 1992 and took names from fifteenth to eighteenth-century rulers of the Riau Sultanate.[2]
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- ^ Zach, Lion City Boy. "What could have been, the Barelang Bridge and BJ Habibie". www.heartlandoverseas.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "BARELANG BRIDGE: Architectural Icon of Batam". Wonderful Indonesia. April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.