Thursday, December 23, 2010

AMPERA BRIDGE


ENGLISH/INDONESIA
Ampera Bridge located at Palembang in South Sumatra. It Cross Musi River.
Ampera Gridge data
length = 1117 m
tower height = 63 m from surface of soil
width = 22 m
height = 11.5 m above water surface
distance between tower = 75m
The bridge was built on 1962-1965. The special featured of this bridge is that bridge equipped with open and close mechanism, and the only one in Indonesia with this mechanism.
King Size ship can pass through bellow th bridge with this mechanism. It is interseting to see opening and closing proces of the bridge.
Since 1970 the bridge stop operating open & close.
Recently there is a Park Below the Bridge.
Best time to visit Ampera bridge is on  afternoon til the evening.
Ampera bridge in evening, beautiful isn,t it?

Ampera Bridge at night

 Old Picture of Ampera bridge with open close Mechanism still worked



 Ampera bridge park picture
 Ampera bridge map and Palembang location map. Click map for zoom

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