| Bridge Name: | Thanlwin (Mawlamyaing) Bridge |
| Official Name: | Thanlwin Bridge, (Mawlamyaing) |
| Carries: | 2 lanes (SB and NB), 1 rail track (14 ft), 2 sidewalks(6 ft each) |
| Crosses: | Salween River via Shampoo Island |
| Locale: | Mawlamyaing and Mottama, Mon State |
| Maint: | Ministry of Transportation |
| Design: | Steel Frame Truss bridge, & Cantilever Bridges and Access Bridges |
| Length: | Road bridge 1624feet Mawlamyaing Bank, 2252feet Mottama Bank, Main Frame 76990NaN0 or 2.2 miles (3.1 km) (total bridge) Rail bridge 6442feet Mawlamyaing Bank, 7498feet Mottama Bank, Main Frame 7699feet, 216180NaN0 or 4.1 miles (total bridge) |
| Width: | 2 traffic lanes ~28 feet (~ 8.5 m), single rail track~14 ft(~4.3 m), 2 Sidewalks (~12 ft) |
| Begin: | 18 March 2000 |
| Complete: | 18 April 2005 |
| Open: | 17 April 2006 |
| Coordinates: | 16.5111°N 97.6178°W |
Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyaing) was the longest bridge in Myanmar before the construction of the Pakouku Bridge[1] and it connects the city of Mawlamyaing with Mottama. Constructed at the confluence of the Thanlwin River, the Gyaing River and the Attayan River in Mon State, the bridge has features a two-mile (3 km)-long motor road and a four-mile (6 km)-long railroad as well as pedestrian lanes.[2]
The approach structure of the rail bridge on Mawlamyaing bank is 1.22miles long, while on the Mottama bank is 1.42miles long. The total length of the rail bridge is 4.1miles long.[3] The Ministry of Construction was responsible for the designing and building the bridge.[2]