Irrawaddy Bridge

Irrawaddy Bridge (Yadanabon)
ဧရာဝတီတံတား (ရတနာပုံ)
Ayeyarwady Bridge
Yadanabon Bridge
Yadanabon Bridge
Coordinates21°52′39″N 95°59′42″E / 21.8775°N 95.995°E / 21.8775; 95.995
CarriesFour-lane motorway with two pedestrian lanes
CrossesIrrawaddy River
LocaleMandalay Division, Burma
Official nameIrrawaddy Bridge (Yadanabon)
Other name(s)Yadanabon Bridge
Maintained byPublic Works Department
Characteristics
DesignFixed-arch bridge
Total length5,614 feet (1,711 m)
Width49 feet (15 m) two pedestrian lanes of 6 feet (2 m) each
Longest span735 feet (224 m)(x3)
History
Opened11 April 2008
Statistics
Daily traffic2,700
Location
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The Irrawaddy Bridge (Yadanabon) (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီတံတား (ရတနာပုံ)) (also Ayeyarwady Bridge, Yadanabon Bridge, Yadanar Pone Bridge or New Ava Bridge) is a bridge in Mandalay, Myanmar. It crosses the Irrawaddy River, to the southwest of Mandalay and Amarapura and just to the north of the old Ava Bridge, and is also known as the New Ava Bridge. It was completed in 2008.