Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)

Thanlwin (Mawlamyaing) Bridge
Thanlwin (Mawlamyaing) Bridge
	Road bridge 1,624 ft (495 m) Mawlamyaing Bank, 2,252 ft (686 m) Mottama Bank, Main Frame 7,699 ft (2,347 m) or 2.2 miles (3.1 km) (total bridge); Rail bridge 6,442 ft (1,964 m) Mawlamyaing Bank, 7,498 ft (2,285 m) Mottama Bank, Main Frame 7,699 ft (2,347 m), 21,618 ft (6,589 m) or 4.1 miles (total bridge)
Width	2 traffic lanes ~28 feet (~ 8.5 m), single rail track~14 ft(~4.3 m), 2 Sidewalks (~12 ft)
History
Construction start	18 March 2000
Construction end	18 April 2005
Opened	17 April 2006
Location

Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyaing) was the longest

two-mile (3 km)-long motor road and a four-mile (6 km)-long railroad as well as pedestrian lanes.^[2]

The approach structure of the rail bridge on Mawlamyaing bank is 1.22 miles (1,960 m) long, while on the Mottama bank is 1.42 miles (2,290 m) long. The total length of the rail bridge is 4.1 miles (6,600 m) long.

Ministry of Construction was responsible for the designing and building the bridge.^[2]

References

^ "Pakouku Bridge".
^ ^a ^b "Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine), longest and largest in Myanmar, emerges to serve interests of State and region". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 2005-10-25.
^ "Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) rail bridge opens". The New Light of Myanmar. 2006-04-19. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20.

[1] "Pakouku Bridge".

[mofa-2] "Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine), longest and largest in Myanmar, emerges to serve interests of State and region". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 2005-10-25.

[3] "Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) rail bridge opens". The New Light of Myanmar. 2006-04-19. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20.

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See also

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