Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge
Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge Jambatan Sultan Nazrin Shah | |
|---|---|
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Sungai Perak |
| Other name | Bagan Datuk Bridge |
| Maintained by | JKR Bagan Datuk Belati Wangsa |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | beam bridge |
| History | |
| Designer | Government of Malaysia JKR |
| Constructed by | Naza Engineering & Construction |
The Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Sultan Nazrin Shah), also known as the Bagan Datuk Bridge, is a single carriageway bridge in Perak, Malaysia. It connects the town of Bagan Datuk with 
FT 5 Malaysia Federal Route 5. The total length spans 10.2 km,[1][2] 1.5 km being over the water with the rest being viaduct on unstable soft marine clay.[3] The bridge was undertaken by Naza Engineering & Construction with a total cost of RM 446.9 million[2] and was opened on the 1 June 2023,[4] it was subsequently renamed to Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge on 7 October 2023.[5] It reduced travel time between Bagan Datuk and Perak Tengah District from 1 hour to 15 minutes.[2]
Award
[edit]On 31 October 2025, the bridge won second place in the Community Road Category of the Mino Best Project Award at the 17th Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia Conference.[6] The award was received by Public Works Minister, Alexander Nanta Linggi.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejapgop bridge recognised as best Asia-Pacific project". The Star. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Naza EC Awarded Major Construction Project Linking Bagan Datuk With Perak Tengah And Manjung Districts". Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Ali, Faisal. "Field Behavior and Numerical Simulation of Coastal Bund on Soft Marine Clay Loaded to Failure". ResearchGate. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "1.5km-long Bagan Datuk Bridge across Perak River open from June 1". The Star. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Bernama (7 October 2023). "Sultan Nazrin opens Bagan Datuk Bridge, now named Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Mahalingam, Santhakumar a/l (31 October 2025). "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejapgop bridge recognised as best Asia-Pacific project". The Star. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejagop bridge wins Asia-Pacific engineering award". 31 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ BERNAMA (31 October 2025). "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejagop Bridge Recognised As Best Asia-Pacific Project". BERNAMA. Retrieved 1 November 2025.