Tun Salahuddin Bridge

The Tun Salahuddin Bridge, or the Pending Bridge is a 4-kilometre (2.5-mile) dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. The bridge is located at Pending, a district in Kuching. It is span across the Sarawak River.

Expressway 24
Tun Salahuddin Bridge
Tun Salahuddin Bridge in 2007, viewed from eastern Kuching. At the background is the Kuching city centre.
Route information
Maintained by Zecon Berhad
Length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Existed	2002–present
History	Completed in 2003
Major junctions
North end	Petra Jaya
Major intersections	Kuching Bypass
South end	Tanah Puteh
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Petra Jaya Tanah Puteh
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The bridge was named after Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng (1921–2022), the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from 1975 to 1981 and again from 2001 to 2014.

History

Tun Salahuddin Bridge was the first only toll expressway in East Malaysia, with collection commenced in October 2003.^[1] However, the toll collection of Tun Salahuddin Bridge were abolished on 1 January 2016 by the Sarawak state government.^[2][3] The dismantling of the toll structures was done a month later.^[4]

Toll rates

Toll collection commenced on 1 October 2003,^[5] since then there has been no revision on the toll charges classified as (1) Car/Taxi – RM1.50, (2) Van/Pickup – RM2.00 (3) Truck/Buses – RM3.00, and (4) Motorcycle – RM0.50.