Sittaung Bridge (Moppalin) Explained

Official Name:Sittaung Bridge at Moppalin
Crosses:Sittaung River
Locale:Waw, Bago Region and Moppalin, Mon State
Maint:Ministry of Transportation
Mainspan:416.0521NaN1
Length:729.2951NaN1
Width:12.1921NaN1
Clearance:6.0961NaN1
Below:89.9161NaN1
Traffic:unknown
Open:12 July 2008[1]
Toll:unknown

The Sittaung Bridge at Moppalin (Burmese: စစ်တောင်းတံတား (မုပ္ပလင်)) is a steel bridge spanning the Sittaung river between Waw, Bago Region and Moppalin, Mon State of Myanmar. The bridge is long, and has a capacity of 50 tonnes. It is the second bridge across the Sittaung. The older Sittaung Bridge at Theinzayat cannot serve heavier trucks.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Win Naing (Kyemon) . HKA (translator) . Sittaung Bridge (Moppalin), Gateway to Mon State . 2009-07-29 . . 1, 7.