Bridges Barelang, perhaps, are one of the most interesting sights of the island of Batam, which is located in the North of Indonesia. Batam island is located close to Singapore, just 20 km away.

Today this island is a free trade zone, an airport, the infrastructure, and just 30 years ago the area was once a small fishing village. On the island there are several villages, you can arrange a tour and get acquainted with the traditions of the locals.

Bridges Barelang is a chain of six bridges that connects the Islands of Indonesia - Batam, Rempang and Galang, and the name of bridges made of syllables United their Islands. Some locals call the bridge Barelang bridges Habibi - after the famous Indonesian statesman and public figure of Bacharuddin Yusuf Habibie, who oversaw the project for the construction of these bridges. All the bridges are different from each other.

Bridge construction began in 1992 and ended in 1998. The total length of these bridges is about 2 km, each of the 6 bridges is called the rulers from the XV to the XVIII century the once powerful Kingdom of Malay in the province of Riau. The first bridge with a length of 642 meters - the Tengku Fisabilillah - connects Batam island with the island of Taunton. This cable-stayed bridge with two pylons of a height of 118 meters each. The second bridge - Taunton-Nipah - cantilever, its length is 420 m. the Third bridge - Satoko-Nipah - beam, length of 270 meters. Fourth - Satoko-Rempang - console, length of 365 m. the Fifth - Rempang-Galang - arched, 385 meters long. Sixth – 180 m