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Batang Samarahan Bridge

bridge in Malaysia

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ24884351 ↗
Source-derived summary

Batang Samarahan Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Batang Samarahan) is a bridge connecting Kota Samarahan and Asajaya in Sarawak, Malaysia. The 774 m (2,539 ft) bridge replaced the ferry service across Batang Samarahan/Sabang river.

The bridge opened for a trial run in May 2018, before opening permanently in June 2018.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Batang Samarahan Bridge” is bridge in Malaysia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Batang, Samarahan and Bridge, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2018—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Batang, Samarahan and Bridge is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “bridge in Malaysia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q24884351. Authority coordinates are 1.501, 110.499. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2018.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Batang Samarahan Bridge”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Batang Samarahan Bridge primary sources, Batang Samarahan Bridge archive and Batang research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Batang Samarahan Bridge”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Batang Samarahan Bridge” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.