Malacca Strait Bridge

Malacca Strait Bridge

  • Jembatan Selat Malaka (Indonesian)
  • Jambatan Selat Melaka (Malaysian)
Coordinates2°15′N 101°45′E / 2.250°N 101.750°E / 2.250; 101.750
CarriesMotor vehicles
CrossesStrait of Malacca
Locale
Official nameMalacca Strait Bridge
Characteristics
Design
Total length48 km (30 mi)
History
Designer
Statistics
TollNo
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Interactive map of Malacca Strait Bridge

The Central Spine Road 2 or Malacca Strait Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Selat Malaka, Malaysian: Jambatan Selat Melaka or JSM and Jembatan Selmal) is a proposed bridge that would connect Telok Gong, near Masjid Tanah, Malacca in Peninsular Malaysia to Rupat Island and Dumai in Sumatra island, Indonesia. If completed, the 48-kilometre-long (30 mi) bridge will be the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world. The project will have two cable-stayed bridges and one suspension bridge, both the longest in the world.

The construction of a bridge of this kind would have numerous implications, including for the management of ship movements through the Malacca Straits, one of the busiest shipping channels in the world.

The project was submitted for review in 2013, but did not win government approval. In 2025, the state government of Melaka proposed resurrecting the project with a new feasibility study.

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References

  1. ↑ 'Plans for bridge between Malacca, Dumai', New Straits Times, 20 December 2010
  2. ↑ Mohd Hazmi bin Mohd Rusli, 'Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Ensuring Safe Navigation' Archived 27 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, RSIS Commentaries, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, No 131/2011, Singapore, 13 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bridge over the Malacca Strait: Gateway to nowhere - Fri, March 19 2021 - The Jakarta Post". Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Malaysia set to revive Melaka-Riau bridge project with feasibility study in 2026 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  5. ↑ 'Presiden: JSS Sangat Strategic[link removed],' (President: JSS is very strategic) Suara Pembaruan, 6 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Malacca revives straits bridge project Archived 13 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Star, 15 October 2013
  7. ↑ Yong Yen Nie and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, 'China's EXIM bank to fund most of Malacca-Indonesia bridge project', The Jakarta Post 18 October 2013.