Jambatan Kota

Infobox Bridge in Malaysia
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bridge_name=Sungai Klang Bridge
official_name=Jambatan Kota
malay_name=Jambatan Kota
locale=Jalan Jambatan Kota
carries=Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
crosses=Klang River
mainspan=--
length=
width=--
open=1961
maintained by=Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Klang
Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK)
design=double decked truss girder
designer=Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
construction=Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)

Jambatan Kota is the first double-decked bridge in Malaysia. It is located in Klang, Selangor. The bridge is closed to traffic in the '90s due to high capacity. The new Jambatan Kota is located beside of the old bridge.

History

It is constructed between 1958 and 1960. The bridge was officially opened in 1961 by the late Sultan of Selangor, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in conjunction with his coronation as the ninth Sultan of Selangor.

Features

The bottom deck is a pedestrian walkway bridge while the top deck is a motorist bridge.

See also

*Klang
*Federal Route 2