Tiamadu Bridge
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Tiamadu National Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The left lane of the Tiamadu Bridge | |
| Carries | Vehicles |
| Crosses | Besdura Strait |
| Locale | South Banhi (Bennom-Bangkala) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable stayed bridge Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 5,438 meters (17,841 ft) |
| Width | 30 meters (98 ft) |
| Height | 146 meters (479 ft) |
| Longest span | 434 meters (1,424 ft) |
| Clearance below | 35 m (114.8 ft)< |
| History | |
| Construction start | 20 August 2003 |
| Opened | 10 June 2009 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 26,737 (2018) |
| Toll | Free |
The Tiamadu Bridge, also known as the Bennom–Bangkala Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge between Bennom on the island of Banhi and the town of Bangkala on the island of Besdura in Qolaysia. Opened in June 2009, the 5.4-km bridge is the longest in Qolaysia and the second longest in southern hemisphere. It is the first bridge to cross the Besdura Strait.
The cable-stayed portion has three spans with lengths 192 meters (630 ft), 434 meters (1,424 ft), and 192 meters (630 ft). The bridge has two lanes in each direction plus an emergency lane and a dedicated lane for motorcycles in each direction.