Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge


Raja Permaisuri Bainun Bridge, also known as the Sungai Dinding Bridge, is a reinforced concrete deck arch bridge over the Dinding River near Lumut in the Manjung District of Perak, Malaysia. The main bridge is about long and includes a central multispan arch over the river with approach viaducts on each side.

History

Construction of the bridge began on 19 August 1997 and was completed in 2000. It was built for the Malaysian Public Works Department as part of a project to carry a new road across the Sungai Dinding estuary. The bridge was officially opened on 30 April 2001 by the 34th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, and was named Jambatan Raja Permaisuri Bainun in honour of his consort, Tuanku Bainun.