Ampera bridge
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Ampera bridge (Palembang) is a bridge in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Ampera bridge, which had become something of a symbol of the city, is located in the middle of the city of Palembang, linking regions and Seberang Ulu Seberang Ilir separated by the River Musi.
Ideas to unify the two land in Palembang "Seberang Seberang Ulu and Ilir" with the bridge, actually being there since the time a town of Palembang, in 1906. We held the office of Mayor of Palembang Le Cocq de Ville, 1924, the idea of sticking it back and made many attempts to realize them. However, until Le Cocq tenure ended, even when leaving the Indonesian Netherlands, the project has never been realized. At the time of independence, the idea of sticking it back. Big City Transitional Legislative Palembang again proposing the construction of the bridge at the time, called the Musi Bridge with na-ma refer the dilintasinya Musi River on the plenary session held on October 29, 1956. This proposal actually tergo-long desperate because the existing budget in Palembang city that will be used as an initial capital of only about USD 30000.00. In 1957, the building committee was formed, consisting of Lord of War Command Military Region IV / Sriwijaya, Harun Sohar, and the Governor of South Sumatra, HA Bastari. Running mate, Mayor of Kilkenny, M. Ali Amin, and Indra believe. This team approach to the Bung Karno to support the plan. Businesses that do Provincial Government and the city of Palembang in South Sumatra, which is fully supported by the Territorial IV / Sriwijaya was later to fruition. Bung Karno was then approved the proposed development. Because the bridge is planned to be built with each of the seven legs in the region and 16 Ilir Ulu, which means his position in the city center, Bung Karno and then submit the query. Namely, the placement boulevard or park open at both ends of the bridge. Perform the appointment of executive development firm, with the signing of the contract on December 14, 1961, at a cost of USD 4.5 million (exchange rate at that time, EUR 1 = USD 200.00).
Bridge construction was started on September 16, 1960, after getting approval from President Sukarno. Construction costs were taken from Japan's war reparation funds. Not only the cost, even this bridge using experts from those countries.
At first, this bridge, called the Bridge of Bung Karno. According to historian Djohan Hanafiah, naming it as a form of appreciation to the first President. Bung Karno seriously fight for the desire of Palembang residents, to have a bridge over the River Musi.
Bridge dedication was made in 1965, and also reinforced the Bung Karno name as the name of the bridge. At that time, this bridge is the longest bridge in Southeast Asia. [3] After the political upheaval in 1966, when the movement is very strong anti-Sukarno, the name was changed to bridge the bridge shall (Suffering People's Mandate). Waiting for the New Face of bridge shall
Around the year 2002, there were discourses to return the name of Bung Karno, as the name of this bridge shall. But this proposal did not get the support of the government and some communities.
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