Barelang Bridge

The cable-stayed Tengku Fisabilillah is connecting Batam Island and Tonton Island

The arch Rempang-Galang Bridge

The Barelang Bridge (Jawi:جمبتن باريلڠ ; Chinese: 巴里浪大橋; Indonesian: Jembatan Barelang) is a chain of 6 bridges of various types that connect the islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang, Riau Islands. Barelang also refers to the islands themselves, which are all administratively part of the municipality of Batam. The smaller islands of Tonton, Nipah, and Setotok (considered parts of the Batam island group) connect Batam and Rempang. The entire Barelang region covers 715 km².^[1]

Some locals call the bridge Jembatan Habibie after Dr. Jusuf Habibie, who oversaw the project in construction, aiming to transform the Rempang and Galang islands into industrial sites (resembling present-day Batam). The concept design for the 6 bridges were proposed by Bruce Ramsay of VSL. Dr. Habibie had requested that the designs should be based on a variation of different structural bridge types, in order to introduce & develop new bridge design & building technologies for the Indonesian market. Overtime the bridge sites have grown more into a tourist attraction rather than a transportation route.

The full stretch of all 6 bridges total to 2 kilometers. Travelling from the first bridge to the last is about 50km and takes about 50 minutes. Construction of the bridges started in 1992 and took names from fifteenth to eighteenth-century rulers of the Riau Sultanate.

The Tengku Fisabilillah bridge connects Batam and Tonton island. It stretches for 642 meters and is the most popular bridge of all, being a cable-stayed bridge with two 118 m high pylons and main span 350 m.^[2] Tonton-Nipah Bridge is a cantilever bridge with total length 420 m and main span 160 m.^[3] Setoko-Nipah Bridge is a girder bridge with total length 270 m and main span 45 m.^[4] Setoko-Rempang Bridge is a cantilever bridge with total length 365 m and main span 145 m.^[5] Barelang Bridge (Rempang-Galang Bridge) is an arch bridge with total length 385 m and main span 245 m. The road deck was constructed using the incremental launching method, whereby the deck was constructed on the bridge approach and then launched horizontally by the use of hydraulic jacks with special sliding bearings out over the previously constructed arch.^[6]

References

↑ Bida Website
↑ VSL Indonesia projects (has a link to Batam-Tonton bridge brochure)
↑ Tonton-Nipah Bridge at Structurae
↑ Setoko-Nipah Bridge at Structurae
↑ Setoko-Rempang Bridge at Structurae
↑ Barelang Bridge at Structurae

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Cable-stayed bridges in Southeast Asia

Cambodia	Neak Loeung Bridge

Indonesia	Barelang Bridge Pasupati Bridge Suramadu Bridge

Malaysia	Langkawi Sky Bridge Muar Second Bridge Penang Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) Prai River Bridge Seri Saujana Bridge Seri Wawasan Bridge Sungai Johor Bridge

Philippines	Marcelo Fernan Bridge

Thailand	Bhumibol Bridge Kanchanaphisek Bridge Rama VIII Bridge Rama IX Bridge

Vietnam	Bãi Cháy Bridge Bính Bridge Cần Thơ Bridge Hàn River Bridge Mỹ Thuận Bridge Nhật Tân Bridge Phú Mỹ Bridge Rạch Miễu Bridge Trần Thị Lý Bridge

Cable-stayed bridges by country

Main islands of Riau Islands Province

Riau Archipelago	Bintan Group: Bintan Mapur Gin Besar Mantang Dompak Telan Besar Senjolong Loban Angkut Empuru Penyegat Barelang Group: Batam-Rempang-Galang Galang Baru Subangmas Belakang Padang Sambu Manis Bulan Pemping Kepala Jernih Terong Karimun Group: Great Karimun Combol-Citlim Sugi Moro Island Durian Kundur Little Karimun Sanglar Durai Asam Island Bela Island Papan-Buru-Parit

Natuna Islands	Great Natuna South Natuna Archipelago Tambelan Archipelago

Anambas Islands	Tarempa Matak Jemaja Andriabu

Lingga Islands	Lingga Singkep Sebangka Bakung Selayar Posik Serak Lalang Temiang Mesawak Petong Abang Besar

Tourist attractions in Indonesia

Sumatra	Ampera Bridge Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Barelang Bridge Bintan Island Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park Gunongan Historical Park Jam Gadang Kerinci Seblat National Park Krakatoa Lagundri Bay Lake Maninjau Lake Singkarak Lake Toba Lumbini Natural Park Maimun Palace Mentawai Islands Regency Nias Pagaruyung Palace Penyengat Island Sipura Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Java	Ancol Dreamland Anyer Arjuno-Welirang Batu City Bogor Palace Borobudur Cukang Taneuh Dieng Volcanic Complex Ceto Temple G-Land Gembira Loka Zoo Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Ijen Crater Istiqlal Mosque Karimunjawa National Park Kawah Putih Keraton Kasepuhan Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Malang Mount Bromo Mount Merapi Mount Semeru Mrapen Pangandaran Patenggang Lake Pelabuhan Ratu Penataran Prambanan Puncak Ragunan Zoo Sangiran Suramadu Bridge Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Tangkuban Perahu Thousand Islands Tirto Samodra Beach Tretes Trowulan Yogyakarta City Ujung Kulon National Park

Kalimantan	Betung Kerihun National Park Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park Danau Sentarum National Park Derawan Islands Kakaban Kutai National Park Sabangau National Park Samboja Lestari Tanjung Puting The Equator monument

Sulawesi	Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park Bunaken National Park Kepulauan Togean National Park Lake Tempe Lore Lindu National Park Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park Taka Bone Rate National Park Toraja Trans Studio Makassar Wakatobi National Park

Lesser Sunda Islands	Awang Bay Bedugul Bali Bird Park Bali Safari and Marine Park Canggu Cempi Bay Dreamland Beach Garuda Wisnu Kencana Gili Air Gili Meno Gili Trawangan Goa Gajah Gunung Rinjani National Park Jimbaran Kelimutu Kintamani Komodo National Park Kuta Lake Segara Anak Lovina Beach Mount Rinjani Mount Tambora Moyo Island Nusa Dua Nusa Lembongan Pecatu Rinca Sanur Seminyak Senggigi Tampaksiring Tanah Lot Tanjung Ringgit Tirta Gangga Ubud Ujung Water Palace Uluwatu

Maluku and Papua	Fort Belgica Lorentz National Park Puncak Jaya Raja Ampat Islands Teluk Cenderawasih National Park Wasur National Park

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