traveled on the bridge Ampera

Ampera Bridge is a bridge in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Ampera bridge, which has become a symbol of the city, located in the middle of the city of Palembang, linking the Seberang Ulu and Ilir Across separated by the River Musi.

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 structure

Length: 1117 m [citation needed] (the center of the 71.90 m)

Width: 22 m

Height: 11.5 m of surface water

Tower Height: 63 m from ground level

The distance between towers: 75 m

Weight: 944 tons

The idea to combine the two land in the city of Palembang "Across Seberang Ulu and Ilir" the bridge, actually existed in Palembang Gemeente, 1906. When the office of Mayor of Palembang held Le Cocq de Ville, in 1924, the idea of ​​sticking it back and made a lot of effort to make it happen. However, until the term ends Le Cocq, even when the Dutch pull out of Indonesia, the project was never realized.
At the time of independence, the idea of ​​sticking it back. Big City Palembang Transitional Council re proposed construction of a bridge at the time, called Bridge Musi by referring na-ma a dilintasinya Musi River, at the plenary session which took place on October 29, 1956. This proposal is actually quite desperate because the budget is in Palembang that will be only an initial capital of around Rp 30.000,00. In 1957, the building committee was formed, consisting of the Lord of War Military Area Command IV / Sriwijaya, Aaron Sohar, and the Governor of South Sumatra, HA Bastari. Companion, Mayor of Palembang, M. Ali Amin, and Indra Caya. The team approached the Bung Karno to support the plan.
The efforts of the Government of South Sumatra and Palembang, which is fully supported by Kodam IV / Sriwijaya was later to fruition. Bung Karno then approve the proposed development. Because the bridge is scheduled to be built with each leg in the 7 Ulu and Ilir 16, which means that its position in the center of town, Bung Karno and then submit the bill. That is, the placement of the boulevard or park opens at both ends of the bridge. Undertaken appointment of corporate development executive, with the signing of the contract on December 14, 1961, at a cost of USD 4.5 million (at current exchange rates, the USD 1 = Rp 200.00).
Construction of the bridge began in April 1962, after getting approval from the President. Construction costs were taken from Japan's war reparation funds. Not just cost, even this bridge using experts from the country.
At first, the bridge, the bridge was named Bung Karno. According to historian Djohan Hanafiah, naming it as a form of tribute to the first President. Bung Karno seriously struggling Palembang residents desire, to have a bridge over the river Musi.
Bridge dedication in 1965, the same time confirm Bung Karno name as the name of a bridge. At the time, this bridge is the longest bridge in Southeast Asia. After political upheaval in 1966, when the anti-Soekarno very strong, the name was changed to the bridge the bridge (Message of Suffering People).
Around the year 2002, there was a suggestion to return the name of Bung Karno as the bridge's name. But this proposal did not receive support from the government and most of the people.

 feature

In the beginning, the middle body of this bridge can be raised to the top of the mast so that the body does not get caught passing underneath the bridge. The middle of the bridge can be removed with mechanical equipment, two each pendulum weights about 500 tons in the two towers. Appointment speeds around 10 meters per minute with a total time required for full lift bridge for 30 minutes.

At the center of the bridge removed, the vessel with the width of 60 meters and a maximum height of 44.50 meters, can pass the River Musi. When the center of the bridge is not raised, the maximum speed boats can pass under the bridge just nine meters from the surface of the river.

Since 1970, activity up and down the center of the bridge is not done anymore. The reason, the time used to lift the bridge is considered to disrupt the flow of traffic on it.

In 1990, the second pendulum ballast on the bridge tower is lowered to avoid the collapse of both these ballast weight