Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge or Sungai Dinding Bridge is the second longest river bridge in Malaysia before Sungai Johor Bridge

Sungai Johor Bridge

The Sungai Johor Bridge is an expressway bridge across Johor River on Senai-Desaru Expressway . The 4 kilometre single plane cable stayed bridge connects Pulau Juling near Kong Kong in the west to Tanjung Penyabong in the east...

 in Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

 (opened on 10 June 2011). It is located in Dinding River

Dinding River

Dinding River is the major river in Manjung district in Perak, Malaysia....

 on Dinding Bypass

Dinding Bypass

Dinding Bypass, Federal Route is a highway bypass in Manjung district, Perak, Malaysia. The bypass connecting Damar Laut in the north until Sitiawan in the south. The bypass was opened on 30 April 2001. It also featured the second longest river bridge in Malaysia, the Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge...

 (Federal Route ) near Lumut

Lumut

Lumut is a coastal town in the state of Perak, Malaysia, situated about 84 km from Ipoh, 12 km from the town of Sitiawan and it is the gateway to Pangkor Island. It is a quaint little town famous for its beautiful seashell and coral handicrafts...

, Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

. The total length of the bridge is 1.5 km (1.246 m). Its 13 arches represent states in Malaysia.

History

Constructed began in 1997 by the Public Works Department Malaysia

Malaysian Public Works Department

Malaysian Public Works Department ' or Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia ' is the federal government department in Malaysia under Malaysian Ministry of Works which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure in Malaysia such as federal and state roads, public government...

 (JKR) and HMS Perunding Sdn Bhd. and was completed in 2000. It was officially opened on 30 April 2001 by the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah and the bridge was officially named Jambatan Raja Pemaisuri Bainun after Tuanku Bainun of Perak.