Suramadu Bridge - Construction

Suramadu bridge essentially is a combination of three types of bridges with overall length of 5438 meters over a width of approximately 30 meters. This bridge provides four lanes in both directions as wide as 3.5 meters with two 2.75-meter-wide emergency lane. This bridge also provides a special lane for motorcyclists out on each side of the bridge.

Flyover

Causeway Road overpass or a bridge built to connect with the road construction through shallow waters on both sides. This flyover consists of 36 spans over 1458 meters on the side of Surabaya and 45 spans over 1818 meters on the side of Madura.

Construction of this flyover using PCI buffer length of each span 40 meters foundation supported 60 cm diameter steel pipe.

Mediator

The connecting bridge or bridge approach, the main bridge linking the elevated road. The bridge consists of two parts with a length of 672 meters each. 

Construction of this bridge using a buffer along the 80-meter concrete box each span with seven spans supported on each side of foundation support 180 cm in diameter.

The main bridge

The main bridge or bridge consists of three parts, namely two side along the span of 192 meters and a main span of 434 meters long.

The main bridge using a cable stayed construction supported by the 140-meter-high twin towers. The bridge deck using 2.4-meter-thick composite construction.

To accommodate cruise ships crossing the Strait of Madura, the bridge is providing free space as high as 35 meters from the sea surface. In part this is what causes become difficult and hampered its development, and also cause construction costs to swell.

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