Penang First Bridge & Penang Second Bridge aka Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge

Penang First Bridge:

The Penang Bridge is a 13.5km (8.4-mile) dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The bridge connects Butterworth on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island, crossing the Selatan Strait. The bridge was inaugurated on 14 September 1985 and it is the first road connection between the peninsula and the island. The bridge is well known as 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 (5.2 miles). The current concession holder and maintainer of the bridge is PLUS Expressways.

Penang Second Bridge:

Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge also known as the Penang Bridge 2, is the first bridge in Malaysia to incorporate the High Damping Natural Rubber Bearing (HDNRB) that enables the bridge to withstand earthquake of more than 7.5 at Richter scale, and also uses the Seismic Expansion Joints and Noise Reduction Seismic Expansion Joints. The overall length of the bridge is 24KM with 16.9KM as the length of the marine bridge over the water. Besides that, it is also the first expressway in Malaysia to adopt an Integrated Toll Collection System at Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Integrated Toll Plaza/ Bandar Cassis PLUS Toll Plaza on the Mainland.

Source: http://penangbridge.com.my/