Guillemard Bridge

Sungai Kelantan Railway Bridge Jambatan Guillemard جمبتن ڬويلليمارد
Coordinates	5°45′43″N 102°08′59″E
Carries	Railway Pedestrian
Crosses	Kelantan River
Locale	Gua Musang-Tumpat railway line
Official name	Guillemard Bridge
Maintained by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
Characteristics
Design	Double-intersection Warren truss bridge
Total length	600m
History
Opened	1925
Location

The Guillemard Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Guillemard Jawi: جمبتن ڬويلليمارد) is a single track railway truss bridge located in Kusial, in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. It is two of the oldest railway bridges in the country after Victoria Bridge in Perak. The bridge was constructed between May 1920 and July 1924 by The Metro Carriage Wagon & Finance Co of Wednesbury, England as a crossing over the Kelantan River. The bridge was officially opened on 1925 by Almarhum Sultan Muhammad IV of Kelantan and named after the British Governor for the Straits Settlements, Sir Laurence Guillemard.

The 600m bridge, said to be the longest railway bridge in the country, is a technological marvel and is still standing strong after nearly a century. The strong, black solid steel bridge has a history worth telling.

In December 1941, at the start of the World War II in Malaya, the British forces retreating south to Kuala Krai, destroyed the last span of the bridge to prevent the Imperial Japanese Army advancing. It remained impassable to traffic until it was reconstructed and reopened to traffic on 7 September 1948.

The bridge was used by all vehicles until February 1988 when a new bridge, Tanah Merah Bridge was completed along Federal Route FT 4, a few kilometres away.

See also

• Transport in Malaysia

External links

• Guillemard Bridge / Jambatan Sungai Kusial - Malaya Railway