Penang Bridge

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Penang Bridge is a major cable-stayed toll bridge in Malaysia that connects Penang Island to the mainland and serves as one of the country’s most important transportation links.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
cable-stayed bridge
toll bridge
carries motor vehicles
connects Penang Island
Seberang Perai
constructionStart 1982
country Malaysia
crosses Penang Strait
design cable-stayed
hasAlternativeName Penang Bridge
surface form: Jambatan Pulau Pinang
hasBridgeID E36 (expressway code)
hasClearanceBelow for ship navigation
hasDailyTraffic over 100,000 vehicles
hasLaneDirection three lanes each direction
hasPiersInWater yes
hasSignificance one of Malaysia’s most important transportation links
hasSpeedLimit 80 km/h
hasStructureType dual carriageway
hasToll yes
hasTollCollectionSystem electronic toll collection
manual toll collection
inauguratedBy Mahathir Mohamad
isIconOf Penang
isMajorTransportLinkOf Malaysia
isPartOf Penang’s road infrastructure
languageOfAlternativeName Malay
length 13.5 km
approximately 8.4 miles
locatedNear George Town, Penang
Perai, Penang
location Penang
surface form: Penang, Malaysia
mainSpanLength 225 m
maintainedBy PLUS Expressways
material concrete
numberOfLanes 6
opened 1985
openingDate 14 September 1985
operator PLUS Malaysia Berhad
ownedBy Government of Malaysia
partOf Asian Highway Network
Penang state road network
region Southeast Asia
serves Penang Island
mainland Peninsular Malaysia
surpassedBy Second Penang Bridge
tollRoadOf North–South Expressway
wasLongestBridgeInSoutheastAsiaUntil 2014

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Penang contains Penang Bridge
Penang contains Penang Bridge
this entity surface form: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
Penang transportInfrastructure Penang Bridge
Penang transportInfrastructure Penang Bridge
this entity surface form: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
Penang Hill hasViewOf Penang Bridge
Penang Bridge hasAlternativeName Penang Bridge
this entity surface form: Jambatan Pulau Pinang
Seberang Perai connectedBy Penang Bridge