Sasaksaat or if its in the english language bridge dry. Named Sasaksaat dry underneath it there is no water. bridge was built not to cross the river (although under the existing creek) but for the purpose of crossing the hill.
Before passing Sasak (bridge) should penetrate the train along the 950-meter tunnel which is the longest railway tunnel in Indonesia that is still active. Because that is the longest tunnel in the Banjar Wihelmina, but had been inactive.
Sasaksaat tunnel built in 1902-1903. Who Tunnel monumental and sophisticated in its time it was built manually by hiring local workers with a system of forced labor (Rodi). Amazingly it was built just a mega project within one year.
There are two monumental buildings on the railway line between Purwakarta-Bandung. Ie tunnels and bridges. Sasaksaat Bridge stretches across the 300 meters with a height of 75 meters. Across the hill Cidepong. Sasaksaat Kampung (Village name was taken from a bridge), Sumur Bandung Village, District Cipatan, Bandung Barat regency. Until now the bridge is still sturdy stand with graceful. Though he was already a hundred years older (built in 1869).
This is evidence of the seriousness of the work done by the manufacturer of the famous bridge from the Netherlands, Staatspoorweg Maatschappij (SS).
