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Barelang Bridge
The cable-stayed Tengku Fisabilillah Bridge 1, connects Batam Island and Tonton Island
Coordinates	0°58′54″N 104°2′30″E / 0.98167°N 104.04167°E / 0.98167; 104.04167
Crosses	South China Sea
Locale	Batam City, Riau islands
Begins	Sagulung District, Batam
Ends	Galang District, Batam
Maintained by	Riau islands Provincial Government
Characteristics
Design	cable-stayed bridge
Total length	Bridge 1-642 metres (2,106 ft) Bridge 2-420 metres (1,378 ft) Bridge 3-270 metres (886 ft) Bridge 4-365 metres (1,198 ft) Bridge 5-385 metres (1,263 ft) Bridge 6-180 metres (591 ft)
Longest span	Bridge 1-350 metres (1,148 ft) Bridge 2-160 metres (525 ft) Bridge 3-45 metres (148 ft) Bridge 4-145 metres (476 ft) Bridge 5-245 metres (804 ft)
History
Construction start	1992
Construction end	1998
Construction cost	Rp 400 bilion
Location

Barelang Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Barelang) is a chain of 6 bridges of various types that connected the Barelang island group of Riau Archipelago built in 1997. The smaller islands of Tonton, Nipah, and Setotok (considered parts of the Batam island group) connect Batam and Rempang, while a further small island - Galang Baru - is connected at the southern end of the chain. The entire Barelang region covers 715 square kilometres (276 sq mi).

Some locals call the bridge Jembatan Habibie after Jusuf Habibie, who oversaw the project in construction, aiming to transform the Rempang and Galang islands into industrial sites (resembling present-day Batam).

The concept design for the 6 bridges were proposed by Bruce Ramsay of VSL. Habibie had requested that the designs should be based on a variation of different structural bridge types, in order to introduce & develop new bridge design & building technologies for the Indonesian market. Over time the bridge sites have grown more into a tourist attraction rather than just a transportation route.

The full stretch of all 6 bridges total to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). Travelling from the first bridge to the last is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) and takes about 50 minutes. Construction of the bridges started in 1992 and took names from fifteenth to eighteenth-century rulers of the Riau Sultanate.

Bridges

1. Tengku Fisabilillah Bridge, connects Batam and Tonton island. It stretches for 642 metres (2,106 ft) and is the longest of the six, being a cable-stayed bridge with two 118-metre-high (387 ft) pylons and main span 350 metres (1,148 ft).
2. Nara Singa Bridge, a cantilever bridge with total length 420 metres (1,378 ft) and main span 160 metres (525 ft), connects Tonton island with Nipah island.
3. Ali Haji Bridge, a girder bridge with total length 270 metres (886 ft) and main span 45 metres (148 ft), connects Nipah island with Setoko island.
4. Sultan Zainal Abidin Bridge, a cantilever bridge with total length 365 metres (1,198 ft) and main span 145 metres (476 ft), connects Setoko island with Rempang island.
5. Tuanku Tambusai Bridge, an arch bridge with total length 385 metres (1,263 ft) and main span 245 metres (804 ft), connects Rempang island with Galang island The road deck was constructed using the incremental launching method, whereby the deck was constructed on the bridge approach and then launched horizontally by the use of hydraulic jacks with special sliding bearings out over the previously constructed arch.
6. Raja Kecik Bridge, the smallest bridge with a total length of 180 metres (591 ft), connects Galang island with Galang Baru island.

Gallery

• The arch Tuanku Tambusai Bridge 5, connects Rempand and Galang islands
• The reverse image of 500 euro note, the modern architecture bridge inspired from the similar-types of Tengku Fisabilillah cable-stayed bridge

References

1. Bida Website Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Wibowo, Akut (August 23, 2017). "What You Should Know about Barelang Bridges Batam". Enjoy Batam. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
3. Zach, Lion City Boy. "What could have been, the Barelang Bridge and BJ Habibie". www.heartlandoverseas.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
4. "BARELANG BRIDGE: Architectural Icon of Batam". Wonderful Indonesia. April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
5. VSL Indonesia projects Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (has a link to Batam-Tonton bridge brochure)
6. Tonton-Nipah Bridge at Structurae
7. Setoko-Nipah Bridge at Structurae
8. Setoko-Rempang Bridge at Structurae
9. Barelang Bridge at Structurae

External links

• Your best Batam Island Info guide

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Anambas Islands	Jemaja Matak Siantan
Lingga Islands	Lingga Singkep Sebangka Bakung Selayar Posik Serak Lalang Temiang Mesawak Petong Abang Besar

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