Siti Nurbaya Bridge, box girder bridge in Padang, Indonesia

The Siti Nurbaya Bridge is a prestressed concrete box-girder bridge, 156 metres long and 8 metres wide, crossing the Batang Arau River in Padang. It links the Seberang Padang and Padang Selatan districts, carrying a road deck on concrete girders rather than cables.

Construction of the bridge began in 1995 with funding from the local government and foreign banks, with its official opening in 2002. The project represented a major infrastructure development initiative for the city to improve connectivity between districts.

The bridge is named after Sitti Nurbaya, the title character of Marah Rusli's classic novel, and it leads toward Gunung Padang, one of the settings of that story. At its inauguration in 2002, the television drama actors HIM Damsyik, Novia Kolopaking and Gusti Randa attended. A nearby park also carries the name Sitti Nurbaya.

The bridge carries both pedestrians and vehicles over the Batang Arau, connecting the city centre with Seberang Padang and giving access to Gunung Padang. It is 156 metres long and 8 metres wide, so crossing on foot takes only a few minutes. Walkers share the roadway with traffic, and the riverside approaches on the Seberang Padang side lead on toward the hill.

The bridge is named after Sitti Nurbaya, the heroine of Marah Rusli's classic novel, and it serves as the access route to Mount Padang, one of the settings of that story. At its mid-2002 inauguration, the television drama actors HIM Damsyik, Novia Kolopaking and Gusti Randa attended.