Situbondo Regency Had 357 Bridges in 2020

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 357 bridges in Situbondo Regency, East Java in 2020. These bridges have a total length of 3,251.56 meters.

Of this total, 348 bridges with a length of 3,089.96 meters are under the authority of the regency government. Meanwhile, nine bridges with a total length of 161.7 meters are under the authority of the provincial government.

Asembagus is the sub-district with the most bridges in Situbondo Regency, with 38 units. Panji sub-district is second with 37 bridges. Banyuglugur sub-district has the fewest bridges, with only [number missing from source text] unit.

According to the BPS, Situbondo Regency has 1,043.93 kilometers (km) of roads. 950.74 km of these roads have concrete surfaces.

There are 44.17 km of roads in Situbondo Regency with gravel surfaces. Furthermore, 30.76 km of roads have earthen surfaces, while 18.26 km have other types of surfaces.

For information, Situbondo Regency was originally named Panarukan Regency. However, the name was changed during the administration of Regent Achmad Tahir around 1972.

Between 1808 and 1811, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Herman Willem Daendels, built thousands of kilometers of roads from Anyer to Panarukan on the north coast of Java. The aim was to facilitate the mobility of logistics and troops along the island of Java.