History Bridge Ampera

Reading Always - Today's reading always try to give a little known history Ampera Bridge and the manufacturing process. As citizens of Indonesia we should be proud, because it still has a beautiful bridge which until now maish sturdy stand in Palembang.
Reading always, may isa give a little history on this bridge, hopefully you can read it.

Construction of bridge motion started in April 1962, after obtaining approval from the president soekarno. Construction cost of funds taken the spoils of war japan in other words all of the responsibility by the Japanese government of contractors and workers.

At first, the 1177-meter long bridge with a width of 22 meters, the bridge named Bung Karno. According to historian Djohan Hanafiah, giving the name as a form of tribute to the president's first ri. Bung Karno earnest desire of citizens to fight for Palembang, to have a bridge over the river musi.  


Here is the appearance of the bridge Ampera Indonesia :

At the center of the bridge is removed, the vessel with a width of 60 meters and with a maximum height of 44.50 meters, can pass across the river musi. When the center of the bridge is not raised, the maximum height that the vessel can pass under the bridge Ampera only nine meters from the water surface sungai.Sejak 1970, Ampera bridge was no longer increased or decreased. The reason, the time used to lift this bridge, which is about 30 minutes, is considered to disrupt traffic flow between the opposite side of ulu and ilir, two regions are separated by the Palembang city musi river.  

Ampera Bridge once renovated in 1981, the rp spend around 850 million. Renovations carried out after concerns about the threat of damage appeared Ampera bridge could make it collapse.

Along with the euphoria of the 1997 reform, some parts of this bridge is known thieves stripped down. Theft carried out by climbing the tower bridge, bridge and cut some parts that are not functioning. The color of the bridge had already experienced three times the change from a standing start grayed continue in 1992 and replaced the last yellow to red in 2002 until now.  

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