Jambatan Harapan Spiral Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge

Jambatan Harapan Spiral Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge (22 May 2018)


Jambatan Harapan Spiral Bicycle Bridge 希望之桥 (GPS: 5.3281, 100.30627) is a bridge across the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in the Queensbay neighbourhood of Bayan Lepas. It is part of the Penang Island Coastal Cycling Route that is being built by the Penang State Government. It was opened by the Penang Chief Minister, the Right Honourable Chow Kon Yeow, in the presence of former Penang Chief Minister, Mayor of Penang Island Mr Yew Tung Seang, and Malaysian Finance Minister-designate Lim Guan Eng, on Sunday, 20 May, 2018. The bridge allows cyclists and pedestrian to cross the expressway which is 11 meters below. The spiral of the bridge has a gradient of 5°, which less than the gradient of Jalan Bukit Gambir.

Also called Jambatan Harapan Pulau Pinang, the spiral bridge was built by the Penang Island City Council at a cost of RM8.9million, which also includes the construction of the bridges for bicycles across Sungai Nibong Kecil and Sungai Ara. Construction began in July 2016. The bridge provides grade separation for cyclists away from vehicular traffic and provides cycling as an option for both recreation and travel.

Jambatan Harapan Spiral Bicycle Bridge is on the Map of Queensbay

Two lanes for bicycles on the left, and sidewalk for pedestrians on the right (22 May 2018)


Spiral ramp going up the bridge (22 May 2018)


Circular platform at the top (22 May 2018)


Bridge across the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (22 May 2018)


View of the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway from the Spiral Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge (22 May 2018)


Ramp going down the other side of the expressway (22 May 2018)

List of Pedestrian Bridges in Penang and Pedestrian Bridges in Malaysia

Private Guided Tours of Penang

If you are seeking private guided tours of Penang, message Penang Tour Guides at penangtourguides@gmail.com and enquire with them.

 Buy, rent or sell properties in Penang

Do you have a property for sale or to rent out? Are you looking to buy or rent a property? Get in touch with me. WhatsApp me (Timothy Tye) at 012 429 9844, and I will assign one of my property agents to serve you. I will choose the agent for you, according to your property needs. So when you message me, provide me some details of what you need, whether to sell, to buy, to rent or to rent out, and what type of property, is it condo, apartment, house, shop, office or land.

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Map of Roads in Penang

Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.

About this website

Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.

While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.