Permas Jaya Bridge

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| bridge_name = Permas Jaya Bridge

| image = Bandar Permas Jaya and Permas bridge.jpg

| official_name = Permas Jaya Bridge

| native_name = Jambatan Permas Jaya
جمبتن ڤرمس جاي

| locale = {{JKR|35}} Johor Bahru East Coast Highway, Plentong

| carries = Motor vehicles, Pedestrians

| crosses = Tebrau River and Pelentong River

| mainspan = --

| length = 1.5 km

| width = --

| open = 1994

| maint = Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Johor Bahru
Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB)

| design = arch bridge

| designer = Bandar Raya Developments Berhad (BRDB)

| builder = Permas Jaya Bridge
1992-1994
Bandar Raya Developments Berhad (BRDB)

Second Permas Jaya Bridge
2008-2012
Government of Malaysia
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)

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Permas Jaya Bridge or Jambatan Permas Jaya (Jawi: جمبتن ڤرمس جاي) is a river bridge in arch shape in Plentong, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The bridge crosses Tebrau River and Plentong River. The bridge is built to shorten the travel distance between Bandar Baru Permas Jaya to Johor bahru city area from 18 km (estimated) to 6 km (estimated).{{Cite news |last=Devan |first=Priya |date=12 June 2023 |title=Cover Story: BRDB gears up for three launches in Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Johor |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/669585 |work=The Edge Malaysia}} The bridge was once the longest Arch bridge in Southeast Asia in 1994, which is about 1.5 km long.

History

The construction of the bridge was proposed when Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, a new neighborhood town was first launched by the property company Bandar Raya Developments Berhad (BRDB){{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Permas Jaya BRDB |url=https://permasjayabrdb.com/about-us/}} in 1984, however, the bridge was only completed in 1994.

The new second Permas Jaya Bridge

The construction of the new second Permas Jaya Bridge was proposed in 2006 under the Iskandar Development Region plan to provide a direct connection to the Johor Bahru East Coast Highway. Construction started in February 2008.

The bridge was completed and opened to road users on 1 March 2012.

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