Bridgemeister - Suspension Bridges of Myanmar

Suspension Bridges of Myanmar

This is a list of all 22 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Myanmar. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1932: Sultan Ismail

Kuala Krai, Kelantan, Myanmar - Nal River

Bridgemeister ID:	8455 (added 2024-03-13)
Year Completed:	1932
Name:	Sultan Ismail
Also Known As:	Kuala Krai, Gertak Gantung Sungai Nal
Location:	Kuala Krai, Kelantan, Myanmar
Crossing:	Nal River
Coordinates:	5.602694 N 102.191778 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	Derelict (last checked: 2024)
Main Cables:	Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:	3
Main Span:	1
Side Spans:	2

Notes:

A monument at the bridge states it was opened in April 1932. Most other sources state it was completed at some point in the 1920s.

External Links:

Bernama - Over Century-Old British-Era Suspension Bridge on the Verge of Collapse. Article dated March 11, 2024. Concerns are mounting over the imminent collapse of the derelict bridge. It was bypassed in 1986.
Wikipedia - Kuala Krai Bridge

1996: Myaungmya

Myaungmya, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar - Ywe River

Bridgemeister ID:	1022 (added 2003-11-22)
Year Completed:	1996
Name:	Myaungmya
Location:	Myaungmya, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar
Crossing:	Ywe River
Coordinates:	16.600241 N 94.946072 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	Collapsed, April 1, 2018
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:	1

External Links:

Structurae - Structure ID 20005128

1997: Thanlyin

Tangyan (တန့်ယန်းမြို့နယ်), Shan State, Myanmar - Thanlyin River

Bridgemeister ID:	1023 (added 2003-11-22)
Year Completed:	1997
Name:	Thanlyin
Also Known As:	Tarkawat
Location:	Tangyan (တန့်ယန်းမြို့နယ်), Shan State, Myanmar
Crossing:	Thanlyin River
Coordinates:	22.518861 N 98.619306 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:	1
Main Span:	1 x 180 meters (590.6 feet) estimated

Notes:

Small vehicular bridge.

1998: Laputtar

Ka Nyin Kaing, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar - Pinlelay River

Bridgemeister ID:	1024 (added 2003-11-22)
Year Completed:	1998
Name:	Laputtar
Also Known As:	Pinlelay
Location:	Ka Nyin Kaing, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar
Crossing:	Pinlelay River
Coordinates:	16.396131 N 94.836384 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)

Notes:

Renovation work started, late 2018, as part of a program to renovate several large Ayeyarwaddy suspension bridges in response to the Myaungmya bridge collapse earlier in 2018.
See 1996 Myaungmya - Myaungmya, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar.

External Links:

Structurae - Structure ID 20005126

1999: Gyaing

Zar Ta Pyin (ဇာသပြင်) and Kalagon (ခရုံဂူ), Myanmar - Gyaing River

Bridgemeister ID:	4666 (added 2020-06-19)
Year Completed:	1999
Name:	Gyaing
Location:	Zar Ta Pyin (ဇာသပြင်) and Kalagon (ခရုံဂူ), Myanmar
Crossing:	Gyaing River
Coordinates:	16.563718 N 97.732273 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2024)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:	3
Main Span:	1 x 460 meters (1,509.2 feet) estimated
Side Spans:	2

Notes:

2024: A large, adjacent cable-stayed bridge is under construction.

External Links:

Structurae - Structure ID 20005125

2002: Shwe Laung

Shwelaung, Myanmar

Bridgemeister ID:	3213 (added 2019-11-10)
Year Completed:	2002
Name:	Shwe Laung
Location:	Shwelaung, Myanmar
Coordinates:	16.752990 N 95.307292 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)

External Links:

Structurae - Structure ID 20005122

2003: Wakema

Wakema, Myanmar - Wakema Creek

Bridgemeister ID:	1026 (added 2003-11-22)
Year Completed:	2003
Name:	Wakema
Location:	Wakema, Myanmar
Crossing:	Wakema Creek
Coordinates:	16.608000 N 95.182418 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)

2004: Myittha

Kalewa, Myanmar - Myittha River

Bridgemeister ID:	1845 (added 2005-07-16)
Year Completed:	2004
Name:	Myittha
Also Known As:	Myit Thar
Location:	Kalewa, Myanmar
Crossing:	Myittha River
Coordinates:	23.196464 N 94.291296 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)

External Links:

Structurae - Structure ID 20015207

(suspension bridge)

Hin Long, Myanmar - Shweli River

Bridgemeister ID:	3352 (added 2019-12-14)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Hin Long, Myanmar
Crossing:	Shweli River
Coordinates:	23.812813 N 97.630343 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:	Collapsed, 2020
Main Span:	1 x 133 meters (436.4 feet) estimated

Notes:

2020: Appears to have collapsed around September-November 2020.
Next to (suspension bridge) - Hin Long, Myanmar.

(suspension bridge)

Hin Long, Myanmar - Shweli River

Bridgemeister ID:	3353 (added 2019-12-14)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Hin Long, Myanmar
Crossing:	Shweli River
Coordinates:	23.814560 N 97.631653 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	Extant (last checked: 2019)
Suspended Spans:	1
Main Span:	1 x 152 meters (498.7 feet) estimated

Notes:

Next to (suspension bridge) - Hin Long, Myanmar.

(suspension bridge)

Hpakan, Myanmar - Uyu River

Bridgemeister ID:	3762 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Hpakan, Myanmar
Crossing:	Uyu River
Coordinates:	25.610450 N 96.311487 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:	Wire

Notes:

August 10, 2020: Deck battered and damaged by floodwaters, unclear what condition the bridge is in post-flood.

(suspension bridge)

Kharjo Khar, Myanmar

Bridgemeister ID:	3763 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Kharjo Khar, Myanmar
Coordinates:	27.382631 N 97.533343 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:	Extant (last checked: 2019)

(suspension bridge)

Kunlong, Myanmar - Thanlyin River

Bridgemeister ID:	3741 (added 2020-02-15)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Kunlong, Myanmar
Crossing:	Thanlyin River
Coordinates:	23.410703 N 98.642249 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Main Span:	1 x 160 meters (524.9 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Kyaukpyok, Myanmar

Bridgemeister ID:	6327 (added 2021-07-24)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Kyaukpyok, Myanmar
Coordinates:	22.710455 N 94.116715 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Main Span:	1 x 181.1 meters (594 feet) estimated

Notes:

Completed at some point between late 2017 and late 2019.

(suspension bridge)

Lamzang, Tedim vicinity, Myanmar - Manipur River

Bridgemeister ID:	3644 (added 2020-01-25)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Lamzang, Tedim vicinity, Myanmar
Crossing:	Manipur River
Coordinates:	23.365560 N 93.614529 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:	1

Notes:

In use in late 2010s. Replacement possibly under construction, 2019.

(suspension bridge)

Lungrang, Myanmar

Bridgemeister ID:	5749 (added 2021-04-04)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Lungrang, Myanmar
Coordinates:	22.217919 N 93.612621 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:	Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Span:	1

Notes:

Next to (suspension bridge) - Lungrang, Myanmar.

(suspension bridge)

Lungrang, Myanmar

Bridgemeister ID:	5750 (added 2021-04-04)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Lungrang, Myanmar
Coordinates:	22.218424 N 93.612465 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:	Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Span:	1

Notes:

Next to (suspension bridge) - Lungrang, Myanmar.

(suspension bridge)

Nawngpu-Awng, Myanmar - Uyu River

Bridgemeister ID:	3835 (added 2020-03-05)
Name:	(suspension bridge)
Location:	Nawngpu-Awng, Myanmar
Crossing:	Uyu River
Coordinates:	24.826843 N 95.064859 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Span:	1

Mulashidi

Mulashidi, Myanmar - Meulah Lol

Bridgemeister ID:	3358 (added 2019-12-15)
Name:	Mulashidi
Location:	Mulashidi, Myanmar
Crossing:	Meulah Lol
Coordinates:	27.254383 N 97.424140 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:	In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)

Pathein

Pathein, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar - Pathein River

Bridgemeister ID:	3139 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:	Pathein
Location:	Pathein, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar
Crossing:	Pathein River
Coordinates:	16.824393 N 94.732672 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)

Ramaung

Minbya Township, Myanmar - Lay Myo River

Bridgemeister ID:	3637 (added 2020-01-12)
Name:	Ramaung
Location:	Minbya Township, Myanmar
Crossing:	Lay Myo River
Coordinates:	20.399619 N 93.325441 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:	Wire (iron)

Twantay

Payagi, Yangon vicinity, Myanmar - Twante Canal

Bridgemeister ID:	4576 (added 2020-06-04)
Name:	Twantay
Also Known As:	Twante
Location:	Payagi, Yangon vicinity, Myanmar
Crossing:	Twante Canal
Coordinates:	16.731473 N 96.024538 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Vehicular (three or more lanes)
Status:	In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:	1
Main Span:	1 x 256 meters (839.9 feet) estimated

External Links:

Structurae - Structure ID 20076216

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