Seri Wawasan Bridge

Seri Wawasan Bridge Jambatan Seri Wawasan

Coordinates	2°55′41.1″N 101°41′3.0″E / 2.928083°N 101.684167°E / 2.928083; 101.684167Coordinates: 2°55′41.1″N 101°41′3.0″E / 2.928083°N 101.684167°E / 2.928083; 101.684167
Carries	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Putrajaya Lake
Locale	Lebuh Seri Wawasan
Official name	Seri Wawasan Bridge
Maintained by	Perbadanan Putrajaya
Characteristics
Design	cable-stayed bridge
Total length	240 m
Width	37.2 m
Longest span	168.5 m
History
Designer	Perbadanan Putrajaya
Constructed by	Perbadanan Putrajaya
Opened	2003

The Seri Wawasan Bridge is one of the main bridges in Putrajaya, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. This futuristic cable-stayed bridge which has a sail ship appearance, connects Precinct 2 on the Core Island to the residential area of Precinct 8.

The concrete bridge is a combination of cable backstays and structural steel tie back. It is a dual three lane carriageways of 18.6m width each, comprising 3 x 3.5m width lanes, 0.5 m hard shoulder, 0.5m marginal strip. The median is 4 m wide and walkway cum cycle track width is 5.1m giving a total width of 37.2m at the centre of the bridge.

External links

Media related to Jambatan Seri Wawasan at Wikimedia Commons

Cable-stayed bridges in Southeast Asia

Indonesia	Bali Strait Bridge Barelang Bridge Malacca Strait Bridge Sunda Strait Bridge Suramadu Bridge

Malaysia	Langkawi Sky Bridge Muar Second Bridge Penang Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) Prai River Bridge Seri Saujana Bridge Seri Wawasan Bridge Sungai Johor Bridge

The Philippines	Marcelo Fernan Bridge

Thailand	Bhumibol Bridge Kanchanaphisek Bridge Rama VIII Bridge Rama IX Bridge

Vietnam	Bãi Cháy Bridge Bính Bridge Cần Thơ Bridge Hàn River Bridge Mỹ Thuận Bridge Nhật Tân Bridge Phú Mỹ Bridge Rạch Miễu Bridge Trần Thị Lý Bridge

Cable-stayed bridges by country

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