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Myaungmya River Bridge

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Myaungmya River Bridge
Coordinates16°36′0.10″N 94°56′45.51″E / 16.6000278°N 94.9459750°E / 16.6000278; 94.9459750[1]
CarriedMotor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossedMyaungmya River[1]
LocaleAyeyarwady, Myanmar[1]
Maintained byPublic Works Department
Characteristics
Total length387 metres (1,270 ft)
Longest span183 metres (600 ft)[1]
History
Opened1996
Collapsed1 April 2018[2]
Location
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Myaungmya River Bridge was a suspension bridge in Ayeyarwady, Myanmar. Construction started in 1994, and the bridge was opened in 1996. It collapsed on 1 April 2018.[3]

Bridge failure

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The Ministry of Construction cited that the failure was due to the rusting of the suspension cable, which eventually broke, falling into the river below along with an 18-ton truck, killing two.[4][2] The bridge was inspected monthly after it turned 20 years old in 2016.[3]

After the bridge collapsed, the regional government arranged two ferries to carry cars and passengers across the river. The construction of a new bridge started in December 2018 and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2020.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Myaungmya River Bridge (Ayeyarwady, 1996)". Structurae.
  2. ^ a b "Investigation of collapse accident of Myaungmya bridge and safety survey of similar type bridges in Myanmar". Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ^ a b c "Ministry Blames Fatal Bridge Collapse On Outdated Design". The Irrawaddy. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  4. ^ 合田哲朗; 野末康博; 吉田剛; 徳丸祥一朗 (2020). ミャンマー国におけるアンカレイジが移動した吊橋の簡易耐震検討. こうえいフォーラム= Nippon Koei technical forum: 日本工営技術情報. 日本工営技術委員会. pp. 71–76.