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Thanlyin Bridge No. 2 () is a
bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...
that link the cities of
Thanlyin Thanlyin (; or ; , ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin comprises 17 quarters. It surrounding Thanlyin Township is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port ...
and
Yangon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...
in
Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
. The bridge link the
Dagon Seikkan township Dagon Seikkan Township ( ) is an urban Townships of Myanmar, township of Yangon, Myanmar. Geography Dagon Seikkan Township is located in the east-central part of the city of Yangon. Dagon Seikkan Township shares borders with Hlegu Township to the ...
on the Yangon side and the Kalawe village on the Thanlyin side. The motorway on it is wide, flanked by pedestrian lanes. The clearance is wide and high. Its maximum loading capacity is 75 tons. The bridge will extend Highway 2 to Thanlyin.


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{{Reflist Bridges in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Yangon Region