Thanlyin Bridge
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Carries2 lanes, 1 rail track, 2 pedestrian walk lanes
CrossesBago River
Thanlyin Bridge သန်လျင် တံတား | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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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]