Sultan Mahmud Bridge or Jambatan Sultan Mahmud (Jawi: جمبتن سلطان مهمود) is a bridge in
Kuala Terengganu
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Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...
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Malaysia
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, which crosses
Terengganu River
The Terengganu River ( ms, Sungai Terengganu) is a river in Terengganu, Malaysia. Originated from Lake Kenyir, it flows through the state capital of Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, and flows into the South China Sea. It is bridged by the Sultan Mahm ...
. Constructed in 1988, the bridge was officially opened by the late of
Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu () is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, is the 18th sultan and 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 2006 to 2011. He is the head ...
, Almarhum
Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah on 11 March 1990.
Toll collection for the bridge was abolished in 1999 by the then
PAS state government following an
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
promise.
Sultan Mahmud International Bridge Run
The Sultan Mahmud International Bridge Run is the annual bridge run that is held on September every year. It is organised by the Terengganu State Government, the Terengganu Amateur Athletic Association (POAT) and the Terengganu State Tourism Action Council (MTPNT).
See also
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Jalan Tengku Mizan
Jalan Tengku Mizan, Federal Route 65 (formerly Terengganu State Route T4), is a major highway in Kuala Nerus and Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The highway connects Bulatan, Kuala Nerus in the north to Bukit Besar, Kuala Terengganu in t ...
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Federal Route 65
References
Bridges completed in 1990
Bridges in Terengganu
Former toll bridges in Malaysia
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