It is situated in Jalan Butterworth-Sungai Petani (Federal Route FT 1) at the Penang-Kedah Border on Muda River.

The bridge was officially opened in 1957, when Malaya achieved its independence from Britain, hence its name.

The bridge was initially a 2-lane single carriageway bridge before being duplicated on another side for Penang-bound traffic to increase traffic capacity.

Each bridge contains two motor vehicle drive lanes.

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