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Privileges AMPERA bridge

Privileges bridge 
When viewed on my Blog Custom Header This is a photo of the bridge at night. I recently replace it with a Custom Header picture of this bridge, because a Symbol of City Province where I was born and raised .Bridge is a bridge in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Bridge, which has become a symbol of the city, situated in the middle of the city of Palembang, linking regions and Seberang Ulu Seberang Ilir separated by the River Musi. This bridge can be called "Golden Gate" was Indonesian.
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Bridge structure: Length: 1117 m (the center of the 71.90 m) Width: 22 m Height: 11.5 m from surface water Tower Height: 63 m from ground level The distance between towers: 75 m Weight: 944 tons
History
Construction of this bridge started in April 1962, after obtaining approval from President Sukarno. The cost of construction is taken from the Japanese war reparation funds. Not only the cost, even this bridge using experts from those countries. At first, this bridge, named Bridge Bung Karno. According to historian Djohan Hanafiah, naming it as a form of tribute to the first President that. Bung Karno seriously fight for Kilkenny residents desire, to have a bridge over the River Musi. Inauguration of the use of the bridge done in 1965, and also reinforced the name of Bung Karno, as the name of the bridge. At that time, this bridge is the longest bridge in Asia tenggara.Setelah the political upheaval in 1966, when the anti-Sukarno very strong, the name was changed to the bridge bridge (Suffering People's Mandate). Waiting for New Faces bridge Around the year 2002, there were discourses to return the name of Bung Karno, as the name of this bridge. But this proposal did not receive support from the government and part of the community.
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Not many people know that this bridge has the privilege of other bridges in Indonesia, namely:
In the beginning, the middle body of this bridge can lift up the mast for passing underneath the bridge body does not get caught. The middle of the bridge can be removed with mechanical equipment, two each pendulum weights about 500 tons in two towers. The speed of his appointment about 10 meters per minute with a total time required to fully lift the bridge for 30 menit.Pada during the middle of the bridge is removed, the vessel with a width of 60 meters and 44.50 meters with a maximum height, can pass the River Musi. When the center of the bridge is not raised, the maximum height the ship could pass under the bridge only nine meters from the surface of the river water. Since 1970, the activity of ascending and descending the middle of this 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 the burden of this ballast.
Like like a teenage girl who entered a period of a passionate from time to time Ampera bridge this region continues to primp and improve itself as a tourist center in the city of Palembang. There have been many national events held in the region covered by television media directly. One of them is the photo below to watch together Copa Dji Sam Soe where Sriwijaya FC as Kampiunnya.
Life kept moving and changing, so is the area of ​​this bridge continues to move, change in rhythm with the waves ripple Musi River which cut up where until now if you have not visited the city of Palembang This bridge is likely less afdol or less appropriate, bland taste ... .. like to eat rice without salt .... 

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