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New Straits Times Article - Perak's Pillarless Bridge Enters Malaysia's Book Of Records
The picture shows an article from the New Straits Times, dated 3 July 2015. The article mentions the famed 6th Mile Bridge at Gerik, which became a recent entry into the Malaysian Book of Records - as being the longest single-span bridge made of ultra-high performance concrete. This bridge is 100m long stretching across the Perak River (Sungai Perak). It was constructed by the state Public Works Department at a cost of RM 6.3 million.
According to our Blog Reader Mohd Nasir Lazim, the bridge was named after the nearby village - Kampung Batu 6 (6th Mile Village). Cy (another Reader) told us that “'6th miles' refers to the distance of the location as 6 miles from town. Batu 6 literally means the 6th mile stone (batu = stone). The colonial administration laid stone markers along roads to show the distance."
We thank our Readers for the above information. If anyone knows more about the history of the bridge, do let us know.