List of bridges in Myanmar
Historical and architectural interest bridges
| Name | Burmese | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Division | Ref. | ||
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1 | U Bein Bridge | ဦးပိန် တံတား | Longest teak bridge in the world | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) | Trestle Wood |
Taungthaman Lake |
1851 | Amarapura 21°53′29.1″N 96°03′21.8″E / 21.891417°N 96.056056°E |
Mandalay | [S 1] [1] |
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2 | Goteik viaduct | ဂုတ်ထိပ်တံတား | Highest bridge in Myanmar Height : 102 m (335 ft) |
689 m (2,260 ft) | Trestle Steel |
Gohtwin Stream |
1901 | Gokhteik 22°20′35.5″N 96°51′33.8″E / 22.343194°N 96.859389°E |
Shan | [S 2] [2] |
Major bridges
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List by state
- Ayeyarwady Division
- Bago Division
- Kachin State
- Kayah State
- Thanlwin Bridge (Hpasawng) (Hpasawng Bridge)
- Kayin State
- Chin State
- Kettel Bridge
- Rakhine
- Magwe Division
- Mandalay Division
- Irrawaddy Bridge (Yadanabon)
- U Bein Bridge (Amarapura)
- Ava Bridge
- Mon State
- Rakhine State
- Sagaing Division
- Shan State
- Tanintharyi Division
- Yangon Division
Notes and References
- Notes
- ^ The Irrawaddy Bridge at Nyaungdon is a mixed road / rail bridge which has a common part over the river, the two tracks branch off on either side of the central structure. The road section measures a total of 3,296 meters, the rail section 6,262 meters and the main truss structure 2,256 meters.
- ^ The Irrawaddy Bridge at Pakokku is a mixed road / rail bridge which has a common part over the river, the two tracks branch off on either side of the central structure. The road section measures a total of 4,126 meters, the rail section 6,278 meters and the main truss structure 3,484 meters.
- ^ The Ava Bridge (or Innwa Bridge) was the only bridge spanning the 2,200 Km of the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar until the 1990s.
- ^ The Thanlyin Bridge is a mixed road / rail bridge which has a common part over the river, the two tracks branch off on either side of the central structure. The road section measures a total of 2,151 meters, the rail section 2,938 meters and the main truss structure 1,808 meters.
- ^ The Thanlwin Bridge is a mixed road / rail bridge which has a common part over the river, the two tracks branch off on either side of the central structure. The road section measures a total of 3,528 meters, the rail section 6,596 meters and the main truss structure 2,347 meters.
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- ^ "U Bein Bridge".
- ^ "Goteik Viaduct".
- ^ "Gyaing River Bridge".
- ^ "Aung Zeya Bridge".
- ^ "Irrawaddy Bridge".
- ^ "Myaungmya River Bridge".
- ^ "Myittha Bridge".
- ^ "Ahtayan River Bridge".
- ^ "Maha Bandula Bridge".
- ^ "Bayint Naung Bridge".
- ^ "Minbu Bridge".
- ^ "Pakokku Bridge".
- ^ "Ava Bridge".
- ^ "Sittaung Bridge".
- ^ "Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge".
- ^ "Thanlwin Bridge".
- Others references
- ^ "Amarapura - Interesting Places: U Bein Bridge". myanmartravelinformation.com. Archived from the original on May 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ "Gokteik Railway Viaduct, Nawnghkio, Shan, Myanmar". highestbridges.com.
- ^ "Bridge Construction, Yangon to Dala township". transport.frontiermyanmar.com - Myanmar Transport Infrastructure Monitor.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.10
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.29
- ^ "Leinli: highest suspension bridge on Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana-Pinlaung motor road" (PDF). burmalibrary.org - The New Light Of Myanmar. 19 July 2010. p. 1 & 8.
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project, p.174
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project, p.182
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.47
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project 2, p.8
- ^ "Detailed Design Study on the Bago River Bridge Construction Project - Package 2 Volume 4 Drawings" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). October 2017.
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project 2, p.1
- ^ "Ministry of Construction issues clarification on collapse of Myaungmya bridge". moi.gov.mm - Ministry of Information.
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project 2, p.3
- ^ "State Counsellor attends launch of Labutta (Pinlal Lay) Bridge in Ayeyawady delta". globalnewlightofmyanmar.com.
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project 2, p.5
- ^ "သံလွင်တံတား(ချောင်းဆုံ) မြစ်ကူးတံတား တည်ဆောက်ပြီးစီးပါက မော်လမြိုင်-ချောင်းဆုံ ဥဒဟိုသွားလာနိုင်မည်". moi.gov.mm (in Burmese).
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.35
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.18
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.51
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.24
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.27
- ^ Myanmar's Bridge Work, p.36
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project, p.144
- ^ "Golden nut fixed at first truss of Ayeyawady River Bridge (Nyaungdon)" (PDF). burmalibrary.org - The New Light Of Myanmar. 30 January 2011. p. 8.
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project 2, p.17
- ^ "Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku),the longest of its kind in Myanmar, put into service" (PDF). burmalibrary.org - The New Light Of Myanmar. 1 January 2012. p. 8.
- ^ "ลาว-พม่าเปิดใช้สะพานมิตรภาพข้ามโขงแห่งแรกวันเสาร์ 9 พ.ค.นี้". manager.co.th (in Thai). Archived from the original on April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ "Lao-Myanmar Bridge". ltec.com.la.
- ^ Research Study on Review and Application of the Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project in Myanmar, p.80
- ^ "84th Anniversary of Innwa Bridge". globalnewlightofmyanmar.com.
- ^ "Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge in Myanmar". ztmbec.com.
- ^ "Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine), longest and largest in Myanmar, emerges to serve interests of State and region" (PDF). burmalibrary.org - The New Light Of Myanmar. 6 February 2005.
- ^ "Bridges, roads not for economic profit, but for regional development Mawlamyine Railway Station, Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) rail bridge open". missions.itu.int. Archived from the original on April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project 2, p.20
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project, p.180
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project, p.22
- ^ "Preparatory Survey Report on the Project for Construction of New Thaketa Bridge in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). November 2014.
- ^ "Bayintnaung Bridge No. 2 opens to traffic". globalnewlightofmyanmar.com.
- ^ Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project, p.141
- ^ "JICA/Japan join the actual construction works of East-West Economic Corridor at Gyaing-Kawkareik Bridge". jica.go.jp.
- ^ "Hazama Ando Corporation - Annual Report 2019" (PDF). ad-hzm.co.jp. p. 6.
- ^ "China to assist Myanmar to build new bridge in northern state". mizzima.com.
- ^ "Dagon Bridge inaugurated in Dagon Myothit Seikkan Township". The New Light of Myanmar. 2007-10-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to List of bridges in Myanmar.
- Transport in Myanmar
- Rail transport in Myanmar
- List of crossings of the Mekong River
- Geography of Myanmar
External links
- "Research Study on Review and Application of the Bridge Engineering Training Centre Project in Myanmar - Part 1" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). September 2012. "Part 2" (PDF).
- "Current Situation and Issues of Myanmar's Bridge Work" (PDF). Japan Infrastructure Partners (JIP). September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2018.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - "Suspension Bridges of Myanmar". bridgemeister.com.
- "Category: Bridges in Myanmar". highestbridges.com.
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