KEPALA BATAS: The Merdeka Bridge across Muda River launched in 1957 – the same year the country achieved independence – continues to keep Penang and Kedah connected and safe. It had replaced another bridge, Titi Sungai Muda, which was demolished in 1942 by the British army during the Japanese occupation in the Second World War. Due to growing traffic, another bridge of similar design was built in 2008 east of the first bridge. Although they look similar, the first bridge still retains the steel structure above the pillars where the bridge surface sits. Besides Merdeka Bridge, there are six other bridges built across Muda River, four of them passable by cars, a narrow wooden bridge and a railway track.

Source: The Star August 29, 2021 22:30 UTC