Thekon Bridge is a bridge linking
Kyaunggon Township and
Kangyidaunk Township
Kangyidaunt Township ( my, ကန်ကြီးတောင့်မြို့နယ်) is a township of the Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar. It is located on the eastern edge of Pathein District, bordering the townships ...
on
Yangon-Pathein Road in the
Ayeyawady Division
Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division), is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is bor ...
of
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. It opened on Monday, 12 August 2001. The Thekon Bridge was built in 10 months. It was built at a cost of over K 155 million. The bridge is 300 feet long and 28 feet wide. The clearance is 51 feet wide and four feet high and the reinforced concrete bridge can withstand 60 tons of load.
''New Light of Myanmar'' 13 August 2001
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References
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Bridges in Myanmar
Buildings and structures in Ayeyarwady Region
Bridges completed in 2001