Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok Bridge

Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok, Thai: สะพานโก–ลก), popularly called the "Harmony Bridge" (Malay: Jambatan Muhibah), is a road bridge crossing Kolok River (Malay: Sungai Golok) of the Malaysia–Thailand border, connecting Rantau Panjang town in Kelantan, Malaysia, with Su-ngai Kolok town in Narathiwat, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. It spans to the south of the cross-border railway bridge nearby.[1] The bridge is a part of Asian highway network , including Thailand Route 4056 and Federal Route . It was built by the governments of both countries, and was officially opened on 21 May 1973 by both Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak bin Haji Dato' Hussein Al-Haj and Thai Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn.

Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok Bridge Jambatan Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok สะพานโก–ลก
Coordinates	6°01′22″N 101°58′30″E
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Kolok River, Malaysia-Thailand Border
Locale	Rantau Panjang, Kelantan
Official name	Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Box girder bridge
Total length	109.73 m (360 ft)
Width	11.58 m (38 ft)
Longest span	30.48 m (100 ft), each of 3 spans
History
Constructed by	Chang Loon Construction Co., Ltd and Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR)
Opened	21 May 1973
Location

Design

The bridge is a beam bridge with box girders. The main part includes three spans, using prestressed concrete, with each length of 30.48 metres (100 ft). Each end is connected to a ferroconcrete span, with length of 9.14 m (30 ft). It is overall 109.73 m (360 ft) long, with 7.32 m (24 ft) wide road surface and 2.13 m (7 ft) wide walkway each side.[2]

Construction

Construction was done by Chang Loon Construction Co., Ltd., a Malaysian contractor which won the bidding-held meanwhile in both countries on 25 September 1970. The ask price was M$630,000 or 4,500,000 baht. A contract was signed on 16 December 1970. Both governments paid half each. Since the construction was finished on 20 March 1973, after the deadline of 15 June 1972,[3] the company had to pay overtime penalty M$200 or 1,400 baht a day, totalling M$36,000 or 252,000 baht.[2]

References

1. "Friendship Bridge Linking Thailand and Malaysia". Thai Public Relations Department. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
2. (in Thai) Department of Highways, Thailand Archived 10 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Construction of additional bridge between Malaysia, Thailand to start next year". Bernama. Astro Awani. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

See also

• Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge