Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge

Sungai Kelantan Bridge Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra جمبتن سلطان يحي ڤيترا
Coordinates	6°06′58″N 102°13′41″E
Carries	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Kelantan River
Locale	Federal Route 3 Wakaf Bharu-Kota Bharu-Kubang Kerian Highway
Official name	Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge
Maintained by	Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Kota Bharu
Characteristics
Design	arch bridge
Total length	2,800-foot
Width	--
Longest span	--
History
Designer	Government of Malaysia Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
Constructed by	Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Kien Huat Private Limited
Opened	1967
Location

The Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra; Jawi: جمبتن سلطان يحي ڤيترا) is a major bridge in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia crossing Kelantan River. Construction began in 1965 and was completed in 1967, by renowned builder Kien Huat Private Limited, a family firm of Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. It was opened on 1967 by the late Sultan of Kelantan. Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. The bridge was originally a toll bridge making the first toll bridge in Malaysia.

Current developments

Construction of the Sultan Yahya Petra Second Bridge

The Sultan Yahya Petra Second Bridge project consists of a pair of bridges built at the left and right of the original bridge and a 1-km flyover built on top of the existing Federal Route 3. Construction began on 2009 and was completed in 2012. The bridge becomes the only triple-carriageway bridge in the country, where the original bridge remains as a two-way bridge, while the new bridges constructed at both sides of the original bridge carry one-way traffic each.

See also

• Transport in Malaysia

External links

• (in Malay) Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra ditutup