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(Redirected from Sittoung Bridge) Bridge in Bago Region and Moppalin, Mon State
Sittaung Bridge
စစ်တောင်းတံတား (မုပ္ပလင်)
Coordinates17°27′08″N 96°52′34″E / 17.452177°N 96.875993°E / 17.452177; 96.875993
CrossesSittaung River
LocaleWaw, Bago Region and Moppalin, Mon State
Official nameSittaung Bridge at Moppalin
Maintained byMinistry of Transportation
Characteristics
Total length729.295 m (2,392.7 ft)
Width12.192 m (40.0 ft)
Longest span416.052 m (1,365.0 ft)
Clearance above6.096 m (20.0 ft)
Clearance below89.916 m (295.0 ft)
History
Opened12 July 2008
Statistics
Daily trafficunknown
Tollunknown
Location

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.

References

  1. ^ 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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