Seri Saujana Bridge
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The Seri Saujana Bridge is a main bridge in Putrajaya
, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. The bridge's design is unique cable-stayed
arch bridge
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Seri Saujana connects the Core Island (Precinct 4) to the Precinct 7 on Lebuh Sentosa
highway and is strategically located at the main entrance into the Core Island from the south via the upgraded road (now Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Expressway
) and Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway.
It is a new concept of the cable-stayed arch bridge. The bridge is controlled by the principal design parameters to reflect a transparent, elegant and futuristic slender looking structure, with an overall single span of 300m and total width of 32m. There are dual three lane carriageways. The deck level varies from RL 35.25m at abutment to RL 35m at centre of the bridge.
The builder of this bridge was Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd
at a cost of USD20 million. It was completed on 31st May 2003.
Putrajaya
Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas...
, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. The bridge's design is unique cable-stayed
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
arch bridge
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
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Seri Saujana connects the Core Island (Precinct 4) to the Precinct 7 on Lebuh Sentosa
Lebuh Sentosa, Putrajaya
Lebuh Sentosa is a major highway in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Connecting Precinct 11 in the north to the Core Island of Putrajaya in the south.-Lists of interchanges:...
highway and is strategically located at the main entrance into the Core Island from the south via the upgraded road (now Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Expressway
Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Expressway
Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Expressway, Federal Route is a major expressway in Klang Valley, Malaysia and become the first future federal highway on Multimedia Super Corridor...
) and Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway.
It is a new concept of the cable-stayed arch bridge. The bridge is controlled by the principal design parameters to reflect a transparent, elegant and futuristic slender looking structure, with an overall single span of 300m and total width of 32m. There are dual three lane carriageways. The deck level varies from RL 35.25m at abutment to RL 35m at centre of the bridge.
The builder of this bridge was Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd
Road Builder
Road Builder Berhad is the major builder and operator company of infrastructure, ports, and toll expressways in Malaysia. As of 2007 Road Builder is 100% owned by IJM Corporation Berhad.- Toll operators :...
at a cost of USD20 million. It was completed on 31st May 2003.