Seri Saujana Bridge

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Seri Saujana Bridge

Official name	Seri Saujana Bridge
Malay name	Jambatan Seri Saujana
Locale	Lebuh Sentosa, Putrajaya
Carries	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Putrajaya Lake
Longest span	300 m
Total length	300 m
Width	32 m
Opening date	2003
Maintained by	Perbadanan Putrajaya
Design	cable-stayed arch bridge
Designer/clients	PJS International
Contractor/construction	Road Builder (M) Holdings Berhad

The Seri Saujana Bridge is a main bridge in Putrajaya, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. The bridge's design is unique cable-stayed arch bridge.

Seri Saujana connects the Core Island (Precinct 4) to the Precinct 7 on Lebuh Sentosa highway and is strategically located at the main entrance into the Core Island from the south via the upgraded B15 road (now Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Expressway) and Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway.

It is a new concept of the cable-stayed arch bridge. The bridge is controlled by the principal design parameters to reflect a transparent, elegant and futuristic slender looking structure, with an overall single span of 300m and total width of 32m. There are dual three lane carriageways. The deck level varies from RL 35.25m at abutment to RL 35m at centre of the bridge.

The builder of this bridge was Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd at a cost of USD20 million. It was completed on 31st May 2003.