Kota Bridge, Klang
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Sungai Klang Bridge Jambatan Kota | |
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| Coordinates | 3°02′45″N 101°26′48″E / 3.045892°N 101.44672°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Klang River |
| Locale | Jalan Jambatan Kota |
| Official name | Kota Bridge |
| Maintained by | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Klang Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | double decked truss girder |
| Width | -- |
| Longest span | -- |
| History | |
| Designer | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) |
| Constructed by | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) |
| Opened | 1961 |
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Kota Bridge or Jambatan Kota is the first double-decked bridge in Malaysia. It is located in Klang, Selangor. The double-decked bridge was closed to traffic in the 1990s due to high capacity. The new Kota Bridge is located beside the original double-decked bridge.
History
It is constructed between 1958 and 1960. The bridge was officially opened in 1961 by the late Sultan of Selangor, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in conjunction with his coronation as the ninth Sultan of Selangor.
Features
The bottom deck is a pedestrian walkway bridge while the top deck is a motor vehicle bridge. However in the year 1990s, the top deck of bridge was renovated into bridge square called Dataran Jambatan Kota
See also