Being occupied by Dutch for hundred years, Indonesian people still had difficulty to pronounce Dutch language. We can see it from the name of a bridge located close to Johar traditional market. The bridge is called “brug” which means bridge in Dutch. Since Indonesian people find it difficult to pronounce ‘brug’, so they modify it into ‘berok’. Therefore, the name of the bridge is Jembatan Berok. Jembatan itself in Indonesian means bridge. Those people who understand the meaning of it would find it funny.
The bridge links Pemuda street into Mpu Tantular street formerly called as Gouvernementsbrug. The location was located in west gate or gouvernementsort Vijfhoek fortress.
The fortress was once built in the range of Oud standt (Old Town) and Bodjong (present called as Pemuda). The fortress was reconstructed in 1842, while the bridge remains there as public traffic lane.
Formerly the bridge was constructed made of wood with simple construction. But then there was another permanent reconstruction. The bridge was rebuilt by cement. In 2009, from my point of view, there is another construction into more permanent, large enough for vehicles to pass by.
Notes: for some people who live near by the bridge, or whose jobs location bear by the bridge, they mostly make use of river under the bridge for daily use, such as wee wee or loosen the bowels (poo)
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