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 began in 1995 and the bridge was completed in 2001, with an official opening in 2002. Before it was built, people crossed the river by boat, as there was no fixed link between the two sides of the city.
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.
Palangkaraya was designed by Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, as a planned capital city, and this bridge was part of his vision for developing it. The city's ambitions were later set aside, but the crossing remains a physical reminder of that original plan.
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