The Batang Baram Bridge or ASEAN Bridge is the longest bridge in
Miri Division
Miri Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions of Sarawak, Malaysia. It has a total area of 26,777.1 square kilometres, and is the second largest division after Kapit Division. The seat of this division is the city of Miri.
The pop ...
,
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
,
Malaysia
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. The bridge is located along
Miri-Baram Highway (Federal Route ). The ASEAN Bridge is located approximately 2 km upstream of the
New Miri Port Complex. The bridge and access road directly link
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
with
Brunei
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across the
Batang Baram via the existing Immigration Checkpoint at
Sungai Tujuh.
Construction of the ASEAN Bridge and access road commenced on 17 January 2001 and was completed in August 2003. The bridge is designed in accordance with the latest
British Standard
British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The BSI Group produces British Standards under the a ...
BS 5400. The bridge has 19 spans with a total of 1040 meters.
Toll rates
Beginning 1 June 2015, the bridge were becoming toll free for local users.
References
Bridges in Sarawak
Bridges completed in 2003
Toll bridges in Malaysia
Box girder bridges
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