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Sungai Muar Bridge Jambatan Buloh Kasap جمبتن بولوه كاسڤ | |
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| Coordinates | 2°33′19″N102°45′43″E / 2.5554°N 102.762°E /2.5554; 102.762 |
| Carries | Motor vehicles,Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Muar River |
| Locale | Jalan Gemas-Segamat |
| Official name | Buloh Kasap Bridge |
| Maintained by | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Segamat |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Total length | 160m |
| Width | -- |
| Longest span | -- |
| History | |
| Designer | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) |
| Constructed by | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) |
| Opened | 1901-1948 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Sungai Muar Bridge | |
TheBuloh Kasap Bridge (Malay:Jambatan Buloh Kasap) is a historical bridge inMalaysia, made famous duringWorld War II. It is located onFederal Route 1 in the town ofBuloh Kasap,Segamat District,Johor,Malaysia. The bridge is built across theMuar River(Sungai Muar) which flows pass Buloh Kasap. It is also known as Jambatan Putus (Broken Bridge) due to parts of its span being destroyed during the war.[1]
The bridge got its name from the town of Buloh Kasap, which in turn was named after a type of bamboo known as 'buluh kasap' (Schizostachyum zollingeri) that was abundant here when the town was first opened.[2]
The old Buloh Kasap bridge was built by the Johor Government and built by the Federal Malay States Public Works Department during the construction ofFederal Route 1. According to a letter dated to December 1918 by the predecessor ofMalayan Railway, the Federated Malay States Railway, before the bridge was built, the residents of the area used the Buloh Kasap railway bridge as a means of crossing Muar River. To prevent accidents from happening, the Johor state secretary requested a road bridge to be built. After a road widening project was carried out in 1922, the bridge was then constructed in 1926 and completed in 1930.[1] In 1938, the bridge was inaugurated by the Sultan of Johore in conjunction with the completion of theFederal Route 1 fromBukit Kayu Hitam toJohor Bahru.
However, the Allied soldiers demolished a part of the bridge during World War II during theBattle of Muar to stop the advance ofJapanese soldiers from moving forward toSingapore.[3] After the war ended, the bridge was repaired. During the floods in 1964, the wooden bridge was badly damaged and temporarily replaced with a bailey bridge while a new bridge was being constructed next to it. In a short span the new bridge was ready to be used and the old bridge was left in a state of disrepair and until today, it exists as a historical sight.[4][2] When the stretch of Federal Route 1 was upgraded fromGemas toAyer Hitam recently, the bridge was upgraded to a single-lanedual carriageway bridge to fulfil the latest standards ofMalaysian federal roads.
2°33′19.5″N102°45′43.1″E / 2.555417°N 102.761972°E /2.555417; 102.761972
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