Sittaung Bridge (Moppalin)
Sittaung Bridge | |
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စစ်တောင်းတံတား (မုပ္ပလင်) | |
Crosses | Sittaung River |
Locale | Waw, Bago Region and Moppalin, Mon State |
Official name | Sittaung Bridge at Moppalin |
Maintained by | Ministry of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 729.295 m (2,392.7 ft) |
Width | 12.192 m (40.0 ft) |
Longest span | 416.052 m (1,365.0 ft) |
Clearance above | 6.096 m (20.0 ft) |
Clearance below | 89.916 m (295.0 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 12 July 2008[1] |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | unknown |
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 729.295 metres (2,392.70 ft) 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]
References
- 1 2 Win Naing (Kyemon) (2009-07-29). "Sittaung Bridge (Moppalin), Gateway to Mon State" (PDF). New Light of Myanmar. HKA (translator). pp. 1, 7.
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