The Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Sultan Nazrin Shah; Federal Route 312), also known as the Bagan Datuk Bridge, is a single carriageway bridge in Perak, Malaysia. It connects the town of Bagan Datuk with FT5 Malaysia Federal Route 5. The bridge was opened on 1 June 2023.[1]
Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge Jambatan Sultan Nazrin Shah | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 4°02′22″N 100°50′09″E / 4.039489°N 100.835942°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Sungai Perak |
| Other name | Bagan Datuk Bridge |
| Maintained by | Public Works Department (JKR) Bagan Datuk Belati Wangsa |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam bridge |
| History | |
| Designer | Government of Malaysia JKR |
| Engineering design by | Naza Engineering & Construction |
| Built | 2017 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge | |
Background
editThe Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge was undertaken by Naza Engineering & Construction with a total cost of RM 446.9 million.[2] It was conferred the name Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge and was officiated on 7 October 2023.[3] It reduced travel time between Bagan Datuk and Perak Tengah District from 1 hour to 15 minutes.[2] The total length spans 10.2 km,[4][2] 1.5 km being over the water with the rest being viaduct on unstable soft marine clay.[5]
Award
editOn 31 October 2025, the bridge won second place in the Community Road Category of the Mino Best Project Award at the 17th Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia Conference.[6] The award was received by Public Works Minister, Alexander Nanta Linggi.[7][8]
Junction lists
edit | |
|---|---|
| Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department | |
| Length | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) |
| Existed | 2017–present |
| History | Open on 1 June 2023 |
| Major junctions | |
| Southwest end | Bagan Datuk |
 FT 69 Federal Route 69  West Coast Expressway / FT 5 | |
| Northeast end | Bota |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Highway system | |
The entire route is located in Perak.
Legend:
- I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge
- C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp
| District | Location | Km | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagan Datuk | Bagan Datuk | I/S | Bagan Datuk | FT 69 Malaysia Federal Route 69 – Bagan Datuk, Selekoh, Hutan Melintang |
T-junctions | |
| Bagan Datuk–Perak Tengah district border | BR | Perak River Bridge Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge Length: 10.7 km (6.6 mi) | ||||
| Perak Tengah | Bota | I/S | Bota–WCE I/S |  West Coast Expressway / FT 5 – Lekir, Sitiawan, Ayer Tawar, Beruas, Taiping |
LiLO Interchange entry/exit only for northbound traffic | |
References
edit- ↑ "1.5km-long Bagan Datuk Bridge across Perak River open from June 1". The Star. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Naza EC Awarded Major Construction Project Linking Bagan Datuk With Perak Tengah And Manjung Districts". Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ Bernama (7 October 2023). "Sultan Nazrin opens Bagan Datuk Bridge, now named Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejapgop bridge recognised as best Asia-Pacific project". The Star. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ Ali, Faisal. "Field Behavior and Numerical Simulation of Coastal Bund on Soft Marine Clay Loaded to Failure". ResearchGate. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ Mahalingam, Santhakumar a/l (31 October 2025). "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejapgop bridge recognised as best Asia-Pacific project". The Star. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejagop bridge wins Asia-Pacific engineering award". 31 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ BERNAMA (31 October 2025). "Bagan Datuk-Kampung Sejagop Bridge Recognised As Best Asia-Pacific Project". BERNAMA. Retrieved 1 November 2025.