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PALEMBANG,MUSI RIVER , AMPERA BRIDGE

by meiyergani - last update: Jun 5, 2006

AMPERA BRIDGE AND MUSI RIVER

AMPERA BRIDGE in the Afternoo
London Bridge is wellknown in the world, but i never go therre, I think Ampera bridge is also an awesome, a bridge that split up PALEMBANG, acapital city of SOUTH SUMATRA Province, into two parts, West and East Bank, we can see a maritime activities from the bridge, where Musi river flow under its huge Bridge, and also a beautiful Panorama of South Sumatra's Ground Zero from far away,The bridge has 1,777 meters in length, 22 m in width and 11,50 m in height and was built in April 1962 finished 1964, long ago, the middle parts of the bridge could be lift up allowing a big ship with maximum of 44,50 m in height passed the river under the bridge, However, since 1970 it could not be lift up anymore by the cost of Maintenance
Pasar(Market)16 and Musi river seenfrom theBridge

MUSI RIVER The Busiest River r Traffic

The Length of Musi River is about 460 KM, it divided South Sumatra Province from The East to the Westwhich consist of EIGHT Tributaries.

BENTENG KUTO BESAK PALEMBANG

Benteng Kuto Besak means a Fortress of a Big City
Benteng Kuto Besak(The Castle of a Big City)

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