Penang Bridge Info

Penang Bridge Technical Parameter:

Penang Bridge Overall Length: 13.5 km (8.4 miles)
Penang Bridge Length Over Water: 8.4 km (5.2 miles)
Penang Bridge Road: 2 lanes per direction, in the central span 3,
work to widen the entire bridge to 3 lanes per direction is on..
Penang Bridge Height of Tower Above Water: 101.5 m
Penang Bridge Height of Bridge Above Water: 33 m
Penang Bridge Maximum Gradient: 3.0%

- History of the Penang Bridge:

In the early 1970s the ideas to built the Penang Bridge linking Malaysia Mainland to Penang Island was floated by the late Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia.

In 1982 the construction of the Penang Bay Bridge using a cable-stayed concrete girder similar to the San Francisco Golden Gate Bay Bridge began. On 3. August 1985 the Penang Bridge was opened by the fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad.