Pakokku Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Pakokku Bridge
Carries:Motor vehicles, Trains
Crosses:Irrawaddy River
Designer:Crown Advanced Construction, Myanmar Ministry of Construction
Begin:2009
Complete:31 December 2011
Opened:1 January 2012

Pakokku Bridge is a rail and road bridge across the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar's Pakokku town. The main bridge is 3.4km (02.1miles) long with the motorway measuring 4km (02miles) and the railroad measuring 6.17km (03.83miles). The bridge is part of the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway and is the longest bridge in Myanmar.[1] [2] [3]

Construction

The bridge connects the town of Pakokku with the administrative district of Nyaung-U. The bridge has a 28 foot wide motorway and a 14 foot wide roadway in parallel besides two pedestrian walkways measuring three foot and three inches. It is a broad crested type bridge with a 52 foot high and 262 feet wide clearance area. The bridge also has a 512 feet long approach bridge and an 850 feet long approach embankment. The bridge was inaugurated on 1 January 2012 by Vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakouku Bridge.
  2. Web site: Myanmar adds longest river-crossing bridge in year-end of 2011 . . 5 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105180253/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/01/c_131338294.htm . 5 January 2017 .
  3. Web site: Hilton to sign with Crown Advanced for Yangon hotel . . 5 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105180251/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/15857-hilton-to-sign-with-crown-advanced-for-yangon-hotel.html . 5 January 2017 .
  4. Web site: Innate ability of the people to be recorded with the completion of the longest bridge in a short period of time . . 5 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170106010349/http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/12/15/new-light-of-myanmar-innate-ability-of-the-people-can-be-put-on-record-someway-by-completing-the-longest-bridge-with-best-quality-in-a-short-time/ . 6 January 2017 .
  5. Web site: Construction Minister looks into progress of two bridges across Ayeyawady River . . 5 January 2017.

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