Siak Bridge
The Siak Bridge,[1] also known as the Tengku Agung Sultanah Latifah Bridge,[1] is a bridge located in the city of Siak Sri Indrapura, Indonesia. The bridge crosses over the Siak River and is crucial to the development of Siak Sri Indrapura, which has two land sides, and the bridge connects these sides.[2]
The bridge is also a link between the location of the Siak Regent's Office in Benteng Hulu Village in Mempura District and the location of the Siak Regency DPRD Building in Rawang Air Putih Village, which are separated by the Siak River. Apart from that, the bridge was built with the aim of facilitating the flow of transportation between Siak Regency and Pekanbaru City so that there is an alternative route by land in addition to the river.[1]
The bridge has become one of the icons and mainstay tourist attractions of Siak Regency since it was inaugurated on August 11, 2007 by the then President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.[1]
Naming
[edit]The official name of the bridge, "Tengku Agung Sultanah Latifah", is taken from the title of Tengku Syarifah Mariam binti Fadyl,[3] the consort of Sultan Syarif Kasim II, the last sultan in the Kingdom of Siak who ruled from 1915 to 1946.[4]
Structure
[edit]The bridge is 1,196 meters long, 16.95 meters wide and has two 2.25-meter wide sidewalks flanking the right and left sides of the bridge. The height of the bridge reaches 23 meters above the water surface of the Siak River which is around 300 meters wide and can support a load of 28 tons. On top of the bridge stand two towers each 80 meters high with a size of 10 X 5 m², which are used for theater dioramas and restaurants, which are equipped with two lifts to reach the top of the tower. The bridge, which is designed to last for more than 100 years, was built using a cable stayed system, with modern construction.[5][6]
Development
[edit]The bridge was designed since 2001 by a team of experts from the Bandung Institute of Technology. The construction of the bridge began on December 27, 2002 with the signing of a work contract agreement between the Siak Regent and the HK-PP Consortium contractor, which is a consortium of the two largest BUMNs, namely PT Hutama Karya and PT Pembangunan Perumahan.[7]
The cost required to build the bridge reached Rp.277.65 billion, which was purely taken from the Siak Regency APBD funds.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Presiden Resmikan Beroperasinya Jembatan Siak". ANTARA News. AntaraNews.com. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Anda Ingin Tahu Siak Sri Indrapura, Apa Saja Potensi Wisatanya?". Info Siak. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Galikano, Silvia. "Mengenal Kisah Pria yang Jadi Nama Bandara di Istana Siak". detikTravel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Tengku Agung Sultanah Latifah, Pembangun Pendidikan Perempuan Melayu". 2017-04-17. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ antaranews.com (2007-08-11). "Presiden Resmikan Beroperasinya Jembatan Siak". Antara News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum Dan Perumahan Rakyat | Republik Indonesia [PU Net]". 2017-04-17. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ a b Negara, Kementerian Sekretariat. "Kementerian Sekretariat Negara RI". setneg.go.id. Retrieved 2024-08-14.