Kutai Kartanegara Bridge
The Kutai Kartanegara Bridge (also known as the Mahakam II Bridge) is an arch bridge, formerly a suspension bridge, located in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It crosses the Mahakam River and connects Tenggarong and Tenggarong Seberang districts, as well as roads that lead to Samarinda.
Kutai Kartanegara Bridge | |
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The bridge as of 2016 | |
| Coordinates | 0.444433°S 117.00288°E |
| Crossed | Mahakam River |
| Locale | Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Official name | Kutai Kartanegara ing Martadipura Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge (original) Arch bridge (new) |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 710 m (2,329 ft) |
| Longest span | 270 m (886 ft) |
| Clearance above | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Clearance below | 15 m (49 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | PT Hutama Karya |
| Construction start | 17 August 1995 (original) 10 April 2013 (new) |
| Construction end | 2001 (original) November 2015 (new) |
| Opened | Early 2002 (original) 7 December 2015 (new) |
| Collapsed | 26 November 2011 (original) |
| Location | |
The 710-metre-long (2,329 ft) bridge, which featured a 270-metre-long (886 ft) suspended section, was intended to resemble San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Construction on the bridge commenced in 1995 and was completed in 2001. It was the longest suspension bridge in Indonesia.
On 26 November 2011, the bridge collapsed only ten years after it was completed, killing at least 20 people and injuring 39.
The bridge was constructed by state-owned builders PT Hutama Karya at a cost of Rp 150 billion (US$16.4 million).