Thanlyin Bridge သန်လျင် တံတား | |
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Coordinates | 16°47′29″N 96°13′57″E / 16.79139°N 96.23250°E |
Carries | 2 lanes, 1 rail track, 2 pedestrian walk lanes |
Crosses | Bago River |
Locale | Yangon and Thanlyin |
Official name | Thanlyin Bridge |
Maintained by | Ministry of Transportation[citation needed] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss Bridge[1] |
Total length | 2.2 km |
Width | 2 traffic lanes, single rail track, 2 pedestrian walk lanes |
History | |
Construction start | 1985 |
Construction end | 1993 |
Opened | 31 July 1993[2] |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | heavy |
Toll | No |
Location | |
Thanlyin Bridge (Burmese: သန်လျင် တံတား), also spelled Thanhlyin Bridge or Than Hl Yin Bridge, is a bridge that links the cities of Thanlyin and Yangon in Myanmar. The bridge crosses the 1-km wide Bago river, and is situated about 42 km northeast from the river's confluence with Yangon river. The bridge has a single rail track in the middle, surrounded by a motorcycle roadway on each side.[2]
Highway 6 goes over the bridge and connects Yangon with the Thilawa port and Thanlyin Industrial Zone.[3]
The bridge will soon be joined by the Thanlyin Bridge 2, which has been under construction since the mid-2000s with assistance from Japan.[4]