Sungai Prai Bridge
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Prai River Bridge Jambatan Sungai Prai |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Prai River, Penang |
| Locale | Prai, Butterworth Outer Ring Road |
| Official name | Prai River Bridge |
| Maintained by | Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1.85 km |
| Width | 27.8 m |
| Longest span | 185 m |
| History | |
| Designer | Dar Al-Handasah Consultants |
| Opened | 2005 |
Prai River Bridge (Jambatan Sungai Prai in Malay) is a dual-three lane cable stayed bridge connecting the banks of the Prai River in Prai, Penang. It is part of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR).
Designed by Dar Al-Handasah Consultants, it won the IStructE Award for Transportation Structures and the prestigious Supreme Award in 2006. Constructed by Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. on a turnkey contract.
The project was carried out by Turnkey contractor, Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. The main sub-contractors to the Turnkey contractor are Ballast Needam International (left half way through the project), IJM Construction Sdn. Bhd. in joint venture with Zublin International (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and consists of the following works:
Coordinates: 5°23′22″N 100°22′34″E / 5.3893906°N 100.3760397°E
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