Thanlyin Bridge

Thanlyin Bridge
သန်လျင် တံတား
Coordinates16°47′29″N 96°13′57″E / 16.79139°N 96.23250°E / 16.79139; 96.23250
Carries2 lanes, 1 rail track, 2 pedestrian walk lanes
CrossesBago River
LocaleYangon and Thanlyin
Official nameThanlyin Bridge
Maintained byMinistry of Transportation[citation needed]
Characteristics
DesignTruss Bridge[1]
Total length2.2 km
Width2 traffic lanes, single rail track, 2 pedestrian walk lanes
History
Construction start1985
Construction end1993
Opened31 July 1993[2]
Statistics
Daily trafficheavy
TollNo
Location
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Thanlyin Bridge (Burmese: သန်လျင် တံတား) 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 motor 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]

  1. ^ "Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge". structurae.de. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. ^ a b Thaw Kaung (September 1996). "Thanlyin-Kyauktan Area". Myanmar Perspectives. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar. Retrieved 2009-09-14. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Yangon Infrastructure". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  4. ^ "Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge (2) Project 66 per cent complete" (PDF). The New Light of Myanmar. 2006-07-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-14.