The Penang Bridge

This is the Penang Bridge we Malaysian are all proud of.However, it is terribly surprising and dismaying that there are only a few pictures of the Penang Bridge on the net.. It's one of the longest bridges in the world, guys!.. I'm a bit interested about bridges now.. going to post some on Japanese bridges and famous bridges around the world.

Official name Penang Bridge
Malay name Jambatan Pulau Pinang
Locale Penang Bridge, North-South Expressway Northern Route
Carries Motor vehicles
Crosses South Channel, Penang
Longest span 225m
Total length 13.5km
Width --
Opening date 1985
Maintained by PLUS Expressway Berhad Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd
Design cable stayed bridge
Designer/clients Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM)
United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM)
Contractor/construction Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company (Korea)
Ltd, United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM)

Bridge specifications

* Overall Length: 13.5 km (8.4 miles)[citation needed]
* Length Over Water: 8.4 km (5.2 miles)
* Penang Island Viaduct & Approach: 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
* Prai Approach: 3.6 km (2.2 miles)
* Carriageway: 2 lanes per carriageway except in the central span where it is 3. Work to widen the entire bridge to 3 lanes per carriageway has begun.
* Height of Tower Above Water: 101.5 m
* Height of Bridge Above Water: 33 m
* Main Span: 225 m
* End Span: 107.5 m
* Other Span: 40 m
* Speed limit: 80 km/h
* Maximum Gradient: 3.0%

Source : Wikipedia