Pakokku Bridge
Pakokku Bridge | |
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| File:IRRAWADDY FERRY JOURNEY RAILWAY BRIDGE NEAR BAGAN STEAMING TO MANDALAY MYANMA FEB2013.jpg Pakokku Bridge over the Irrawaddy River | |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles, Trains |
| Crosses | Irrawaddy River |
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| Designer | Crown Advanced Construction, Myanmar Ministry of Construction |
| Construction start | 2009 |
| Construction end | 31 December 2011 |
| Opened | 1 January 2012 |
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Pakokku Bridge is a rail and road bridge across the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar's Pakokku town. The main bridge is 3.4 km (2.1 mi) long with the motorway measuring 4 km (2.5 mi) and the railroad measuring 6.17 km (3.83 mi). The bridge is part of the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway and is the longest bridge in Myanmar.[1][2][3]
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Construction
[edit | edit source]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]
Gallery
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The bridge as the ferry passes below it
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View of the bridge from the ferry
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Sunset at the bridge.
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Ferries plying on the river with the bridge in the backdrop
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The bridge on a clear day
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The bridge as night falls
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See also
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- List of bridges in Myanmar
References
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