Bridge Kelok 9 so one tourist icon in West Sumatra. The splendor of the bridge with its meandering path and its location in the hills can make you admire the architecture especially of this bridge.
Bridge Kelok 9 is a road connecting West Sumatra Province with Riau, precisely located in Payakumbuh District Limapuluh Koto.
Formerly, the Kelok 9 Bridge was one of the creepy roads for the riders due to the steep road form and directly adjacent to the ravine, but now many people want to pass this Kelok 9 Bridge to enjoy the beauty and splendor of this highway architecture.
This line is the closest path to connect the city of Padang and Pekanbaru which is 350 km. Kelok Sembilan itself is at a distance of 180 km from the direction of Pekanbaru, and from Payakumbuh is 25 km.
Kelok Bridge 9 was inaugurated in 2013. But did you know? Apparently Kelok 9 has an older age than this Country. Cloth 9 was built during the Dutch Colonial period of 1910 and is approximately 104 years old much older than the beloved Republic of 1945.
Age is old, but it does not mean the construction of the building is also old, it appears that the rebuilding of Kelok 9 further strengthen the existence of Kelok 9.
Bridge Clok 9 is built with a length of about 2.5 km, concrete pole height reached 58 m. The width of the road is about 13.5 m. To build a bridge connecting West Sumatra and Riau