Pakokku Bridge
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.
Pakokku Bridge | |
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Pakokku Bridge over the Irrawaddy River | |
| Coordinates | 21°18′2.8″N 95°3′37″E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Trains |
| Crosses | Irrawaddy River |
| History | |
| Designer | Crown Advanced Construction, Myanmar Ministry of Construction |
| Construction start | 2009 |
| Construction end | 31 December 2011 |
| Opened | 1 January 2012 |
| Location | |
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