Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge

6°6′59.2″N 102°13′41.9″E

Sungai Kelantan Bridge Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra جمبتن سلطان يحي ڤيترا
Coordinates	6°06′58″N 102°13′41″E
Carries	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Kelantan River
Locale	Federal Route 3 Wakaf Bharu-Kota Bharu-Kubang Kerian Highway
Official name	Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge
Maintained by	Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Kota Bharu
Characteristics
Design	arch bridge
Total length	2,800-foot
Width	--
Longest span	--
History
Designer	Government of Malaysia Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
Constructed by	Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Kien Huat Private Limited
Opened	1967
Location

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

Construction of the Sultan Yahya Petra Second Bridge

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.

See also

• Transport in Malaysia

References

1. (in Malay) Perasmian Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

External links

• (in Malay) Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra ditutup