Pakokku Bridge is a rail and road bridge across the
Irrawaddy River in Myanmar's
Pakokku
Pakokku ( my, ပခုက္ကူမြို့, ) is the largest city in the Magway Region of Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km north-east of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township , Pakokku District ...
town. The main bridge is long with the motorway measuring and the railroad measuring . The bridge is part of the
India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway and is the longest bridge in Myanmar.
Construction
The bridge connects the town of Pakokku with the administrative district of
Nyaung-U
Nyaung-U ( my, ညောင်ဦးမြို့) is the administrative town of Nyaung-U Township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwaddy River. It is just 4 kilometers away ...
. 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
'' Thihathura'' Tin Aung Myint Oo ( my, တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး ; born 29 May 1949) is a Burmese former military official and politician who served as First Vice President of Myanmar from 30 March 2011 to 1 July 2012. He is ...
.
Gallery
File:PAKOKKU BRIDGE OVER THE IRRAWADDY RIVER, FERRY JOURNEY FROM BAGAN TO MANDALAY MYANMAR FEB 2013 (8584394698).jpg, The bridge as the ferry passes below it
File:PAKOKKU BRIDGE,RIVER FERRY JOURNEY FROM BAGAN TO MANDALAY ON THE IRRAWADDY RIVER MYANMAR FEB 2013 (8550416421).jpg, View of the bridge from the ferry
File:IRRAWADDY RIVER FERRY JOURNEY FROM BAGAN TO MANDALAY AT DAWN MYANMA FEB2013.jpg, Sunset at the bridge.
File:PAKOKKU BRIDGE OVER THE IRRAWADDY RIVER, FERRY JOURNEY FROM BAGAN TO MANDALAY MYANMAR FEB 2013 (8583291297).jpg, Ferries plying on the river with the bridge in the backdrop
File:Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku) (15581031967).jpg, The bridge on a clear day
File:PAKOKKU BRIDGE OVER THE IRRAWADDY RIVER, FERRY JOURNEY FROM BAGAN TO MANDALAY MYANMAR FEB 2013 (8584388988).jpg, The bridge as night falls
See also
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List of bridges in Myanmar Historical and architectural interest bridges
Major bridges
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Bridges in Myanmar
Buildings and structures in Mandalay Region
Bridges completed in 2011
2011 establishments in Myanmar