Thanlyin Bridge ( my, သန်လျင် တံတား) is a

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linking the cities of

Thanlyin Thanlyin (; or ; mnw, သေၚ်, ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the cou ...

and

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

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. The bridge crosses the 1-km wide

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, about 42 km northeast from the river's confluence with

Yangon river The Yangon River (also known as the Rangoon River or Hlaing River) is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka Rivers in Myanmar. It is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon (also known as Rangoon) to the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman ...

. The bridge has a single rail track in the middle, surrounded by a motor roadway on each side.

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goes over the bridge and connects Yangon with the

Thilawa port Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa ( my, မြန်မာ အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ဆိပ်ကမ်း သီလဝါ, abbreviated MITT), also known as the Yangon Port International Terminal or Thilawa Port, ...

and

Thanlyin Industrial Zone Thanlyin (; or ; mnw, သေၚ်, ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the cou ...

. The bridge will soon be joined by the

Thanlyin Bridge 2 Thanlyin Bridge No. 2 ( my, သန်လျင် တံတား အမှတ် (၂)) is a bridge that link the cities of Thanlyin and Yangon in Myanmar. The bridge link the Dagon Seikkan township Dagon Seikkan Township ( my, ဒဂုံဆ ...

, which has been under construction since mid-2000s with assistance from Japan.

History

The bridge was built with

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financial and technical assistance. The construction of the bridge began in 1985 but was suspended for about eight months from August 1988 to April 1989 due to unstable political conditions following the

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of 1988. The total cost of the bridge was Ks.1.65 billion, including a ¥207 million interest free loan from China.

References

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