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The Suramadu Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Suramadu), also known as
the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, is a bridge with three cable-stayed sections
constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of
Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia. Opened on June 10, 2009,
the 5.4-km bridge is the longest in Indonesia and the first bridge to
cross the Madura Strait.
Features The bridge was built by a consortium of Indonesian companies PT Adhi Karya and PT Waskita Karya working with China Road and Bridge Corp. and China Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. The total cost of the project, including connecting roads, has been estimated at 4.5 trillion rupiah (US$445 million).[4]
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The Suramadu Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Suramadu), also known as
the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, is a bridge with three cable-stayed sections
constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of
Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia. Opened on June 10, 2009,
the 5.4-km bridge is the longest in Indonesia and the first bridge to
cross the Madura Strait.