Abstract
This paper contributes a technocultural perspective in understanding a socialconstruction of the Jembatan Hati 3 bridge as a technology, to uncover the technologicaland social dimensions of the bridge. An ethnographic research method is employed inunderstanding a bridge as a technological and social product. The design, construction,and maintenance of bridge in Kampong Cipadung, Desa Daroyon, Kecamatan Cileles,Kabupaten Lebak, Banten, Indonesia. This method is based on a participatory model,in which a team of engineers and researchers (the outsiders) and the local people (theinsiders) collaborate in defining the design, function and maintenance of the bridge,based on a geographical, environmental, and social conditions. The result of the researchshows that the bridge construction is a symbiosis of technical logic of functionality,simplicity, efficiency, durability, and social logics of connectedness, improvement,cohesiveness, and commonness.
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