Kahayan Bridge, Road bridge in Palangkaraya, Indonesia.
Kahayan Bridge is a road bridge over the Kahayan River in Palangkaraya, the capital of Central Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo. It connects the city center to the village of Pahandut Seberang on the far bank, crossing the river through a series of steel truss spans anchored by a red arch at its center.
Construction ran from 1995 to 2001, and President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated the bridge on 13 January 2002. It links central Palangka Raya with Pahandut Seberang and onward to Pulang Pisau, Gunung Mas, Kapuas and the Barito regencies. Before it opened, boats carried people and goods across the Kahayan.
Local vendors set up along the bridge approaches, selling food and goods to people crossing on foot or by motorbike. Below, rowing athletes train on the Kahayan River, making the space around the bridge lively at different hours of the day.
The bridge is close to the center of Palangkaraya and easy to reach on foot or by vehicle. For a full view of the red arch and the river below, the riverbanks on either side offer the best angles.
The bridge's 150-metre main span was built high enough for boats to pass along the Kahayan River shipping lane. President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated the crossing on 13 January 2002, opening a road link from Palangkaraya to Pahandut Seberang and onward to Pulang Pisau, Gunung Mas, Kapuas and the Barito regencies.
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