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Suramadu Bridge is the longest bridge in Indonesia. The location is in East Java, Indonesia, across Madura Strait. It called 'SURAMADU' because that bridge connected Surabaya and Madura Island (Bangkalan), so SURA from Surabaya and MADU from Madura. It is 5438 meters long and about 30 meters wide. It was built in 2003 and inaugurated in 2009 by President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The construction of Suramadu bridge has proven to be very helpful the development of Madura island, especially in economics.
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This bridge is basically a combination of three types of bridges. First, causeway construction was built to connect the bridge with the road through the shallow waters on either side of the island. The second is approach bridge, it connects the main bridge with causeway. And the last is main bridge, it consists of three parts, two side spans 192 meters long and one along the 434-meter main span. The main bridge using a cable stayed construction supported by the twin towers as high as 140 meters.
In case of fog and hard winds above 40 km/h the motorcyclist lane should be closed. Because the wind speeds that could lose the balance of motorcycles. In addition visibility is also short because of fog. After the rain subsided and fog reduced motorcyclist lanes will be reopened. So that people do not need to worry.
(Emma)
