Emas Bridge, Bangka Belitung Islands

 

Facts and Figures:

Place/Country: Bangka Belitung Islands / Indonesia Completion: 2017 Project type: Movable Bridges Client: PT. PP (Persero) Tbk

Description:

Emas Bridge (Baturusa 2 Bridge) middle span was built in 2010 with a twin leaf bascule or lifting bridge system by PT. PP (Persero) Tbk as the main contractor and PT. Waagner Biro Indonesia as a fabricator.

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This Bridge middle span length about 97 meters.

The bascule system is used to support ship traffic from Baturusa River to the port of Pangkalan Balam.

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As for the bridge, it was built to become a new Bangka Belitung Islands tourism icon and as a connecting between the two districts of Ketapang, Pangkal Pinang, and Air Anyir Village, Merawang.

This bridge is the only bridge with twin bascule technology around Sumatra

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This bridge was inaugurated in 2017 by Rustam Effendi, Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands

Specification:

Bridge type: Twin Leaf Bascule Width: 23.2 meters Middle span length: 2 x 48.7 meters Height from river when closed: 15 meters Weight: 2 x 607.5 tons Hydraulic mechanical system Open maximum: up to 70 degrees Horizontal free space when open maximum: around 70 meters

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