Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge

6°6′59.2″N 102°13′41.9″E / 6.116444°N 102.228306°E / 6.116444; 102.228306

Sungai Kelantan Bridge

Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra
جمبتن سلطان يحي ڤيترا
Coordinates6°06′58″N 102°13′41″E / 6.116°N 102.228°E / 6.116; 102.228
CarriesMotor vehicles, Pedestrians
CrossesKelantan River
LocaleFederal Route 3 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
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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.

Current developments

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Construction of the Sultan Yahya Petra Second Bridge

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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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