At first, the bridge was known as the Bung Karno Bridge, after the president, but following his fall, it was renamed the Ampera Bridge. The official opening was carried out by Governor of South Sumatra, Abujazid Bustomi, on 10 November 1965. However, at the time, Japan had no bridges of this type, and Fuji Heavy Industries had no bridge-building experience. The funds for the construction came from Japanese war reparations, with Fuji Heavy Industries being given responsibility for design and construction. The bridge was planned during the era of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, who wanted a bridge that could open and be a match for London's Tower Bridge.
It can no longer be opened to allow ships to pass. It connects Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir, two regions of Palembang. 2★9′30″S 104☄5′49″E / 2.9917°S 104.7635☎ / -2.9917 104.7635 Coordinates: 2★9′30″S 104☄5′49″E / 2.9917°S 104.7635☎ / -2.9917 104.7635Īmpera Bridge ( Indonesian: Jembatan Ampera, for Amanat Penderitaan Rakyat, a now-rarely used colloquial name for the preamble of the Constitution of Indonesia), formerly Bung Karno Bridge ( Indonesian: Jembatan Bung Karno, after President Sukarno) between its opening and the 1966 De-Sukarnoization campaign, is a vertical-lift bridge in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia.
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