Description of the attraction
The Barelang bridges are perhaps one of the most interesting sights on the island of Batam, which is located in the north of Indonesia. Batam Island is located near Singapore, just 20 km.
Today this island is a free trade zone, there is an airport, developed infrastructure, and only 30 years ago, there were small fishing villages on the territory. Several villages have survived on the island, you can arrange a tour of them and get to know more closely the traditions of local residents.
Barelang Bridges is a chain of six bridges that connects the islands of Indonesia - Batam, Rempang and Galang, and the name of the bridges is made up of the syllables of the islands connected by them. Some locals call the Barelang bridges the Habibi bridges - after the famous Indonesian public and statesman Bukharuddin Yusuf Habibi, who oversaw the project for the construction of these bridges. All bridges are different from each other.
The construction of the bridges began in 1992 and ended in 1998. The total length of these bridges is about 2 km, each of the 6 bridges is named after the rulers from the 15th to the 18th century of the once mighty kingdom of Malay in the province of Riau. The first 642 meters long bridge - Tengku Fisabillah - connects the Batam island with the Tonton island. It is a cable-stayed bridge with two pylons, each 118 meters high. The second bridge - Tonton-Nipah - cantilever, its length is 420 m. The third bridge - Setoko-Nipah - girder, 270 meters long. The fourth - Setoko-Rempang - cantilever, 365 m long. The fifth - Rempang-Galang - arched, 385 meters long. Sixth - 180 m.
