Pakokku Bridge — Attraction in Pakokku District

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. The bridge connects the town of Pakokku with the administrative district of Nyaung-U. The bridge has a 28 foot wide motorway and a 14 foot wide roadway in parallel besides two pedestrian walkways measuring three foot and three inches. It is a broad crested type bridge with a 52 foot high and 262 feet wide clearance area. The bridge also has a 512 feet long approach bridge and a 850 feet long approach embankment. The bridge was inaugurated on 1 January 2012 by Vice-president Tin...

Cruising from Bagan to Mandalay on a 5am boat was super amazing!!! And then we were approaching Pakokku Bridge at Sunrise and the weather completely changed like it was going to rain while the sun popped out from somewhere with the dense dark clouds and descended on the bridge..... It's a sight to behold... One of the most amazing views of sunrise...

Big and longest bridge in Myanmar and very impressed by the time and people around the country. Easy to access to and from than before. Last decade it was very difficult and challenging for people to come and travel by passing the Ayeyarwaddy River. Now time to get go back and come...