
The Penang Bridge was officially opened by the then prime minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri (Now Tun) Dr Mahathir Mohamad. At 13.5km in length, the bridge is the second-longest bridge in Malaysia and the fifth-longest in Southeast Asia by total length, with a length over water of 8.4 kilometres. It was officially opened to traffic on 15 September 1985.
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