Sky Watch Fri - Seri Wawasan Bridge, Putrajaya

I was in Putrajaya again on Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, the sky was very gloomy. It was already drizzling lightly when I left my home in Subang Jaya. But that did not deter me from driving to Putrajaya for another fun time of photo shooting. This time, however, the sky didn't brighten up. At least it wasn't raining so I could still spend about 2 hours taking photos around this beautiful place. It was such a simple pleasure just sitting along the railing in front of Selera Putra food court, with the beautiful view of Seri Wawasan Bridge and Putra Mosque, enjoying the breeze, watching groups of tourists overwhelmed by the surrounding beauty of Putra Square and shooting away with their cameras. I just love it!

There are several impressive bridges in Putrajaya, the administrative city of Malaysia. It is always fun to hunt for those bridges while in Putrajaya. So, here's a photo of the Seri Wawasan Bridge, viewed from the Putra Square, where the Putra Mosque is located. The sky looks rather flat in this photo due to the gloomy weather. I have seen many beautiful photos taken on this bridge, that in my opinion is the most beautiful one in Putrajaya.

According to the Travel Malaysia Guide website, Seri Wawasan Bridge was inspired by the sails of a Bugis schooner and connects Precinct 8 to the Mixed Development Precinct. It has a single span of 240 metres supported by stayed cables suspended from leaning concrete pylons. At the other end, equilibrium is accorded by a combination of cable backstays and structural steel tie-back.

The Seri Wawasan Bridge, meaning Bridge of Vision, accommodates a dual three-way carriageway and a pedestrian walkway. Its modern materials and dramatic sweeping curves make a bold statement that Putrajaya is a city with its vision focused on the IT era.

So far, I have only shot photos of 3 bridges in Putrajaya. There are 5 more bridges that I have not covered. Probably I should make it as one of my resolutions to take photos of all the remaining 5 bridges. But covering Putrajaya is a huge task. As I have said earlier in my posting, the signages in Putrajaya is not helpful at all. I would suggest that the signages on all bridges to be put up as all these magnificent bridges qualify as tourist attractions! The signages would help us to find routes to the bridges easily. Then I will have less of this "I can see you, but I can't reach you" situation.

My other postings on bridges in Putrajaya:

1. Sunset at Seri Wawasan Bridge

2. Bridge Leading to PICC (Seri Gemilang Bridge)

3. Putrajaya Bridge (Seri Perdana Bridge)

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This posting is my participation for Sky Watch Friday. If you are keen to check out the sky in other cities in the world, do visit the Sky Watch Friday portal.