Leinli Bridge

Last updated
Leinli Bridge
Coordinates 19°59′28″N96°36′59″E / 19.9910°N 96.6163°E / 19.9910; 96.6163 Coordinates: 19°59′28″N96°36′59″E / 19.9910°N 96.6163°E / 19.9910; 96.6163
CarriesNaypyitaw and Pinlaung Road (2 lanes), 2 pedestrian walk lanes
Crosses Paung Laung River
Locale Shan State, Myanmar
Official nameLeinli Bridge
Maintained byState Peace and Development Council, Ministry of Transportation [1]
Characteristics
DesignSteel truss suspension
Total length1760 feet
Width28 feet
Height274 feet
History
Opened5 November 2010 (2010-11-05)

The Leinli Bridge is a steel truss suspension that spans the Paung Laung River in Shan State, Myanmar. It carries Nay Pyi Taw and Pinlaung Roads. [2] The Leinli Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in Myanmar.

Truss bridge Bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss

A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements usually forming triangular units. The connected elements may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. The basic types of truss bridges shown in this article have simple designs which could be easily analyzed by 19th and early 20th-century engineers. A truss bridge is economical to construct because it uses materials efficiently.

Shan State State in East central, Myanmar

Shan State is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total area of Burma. The state gets its name from the way Burmese called Tai people the Shan people, the majority among several ethnic groups that inhabit the area. Shan is largely rural, with only three cities of significant size: Lashio, Kengtung, and the capital, Taunggyi. Taunggyi is 150.7 km north east of the nation's capital Naypyitaw.

Myanmar Republic in Southeast Asia

Myanmar ,, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. Myanmar is the largest of the mainland Southeast Asian states. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.

Contents

History

The Leinli Bridge was completed in 2010 at a cost of $3.476 million in foreign currency and an additional 14,500 million kyats. [3] Before the bridge was built, Merchants from Naypyidaw, southern, and western Myanmar who wanted trade with the Shan and Pa'O farmers and ethnic tribes in the fertile Pinlaung Township were required to go up and around the dangerous roads of Elephant Mountain (Sin Taung) and cross the Paung Laung River by boat. [4]

Naypyidaw Capital City in Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar

Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw, is the capital city of Myanmar. The city is located at the center of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities, being an entirely planned city outside of any state or region, similar to Canberra in Australia, Brasília in Brazil, Washington, D.C. in the United States, Islamabad in Pakistan or Abuja in Nigeria. The city officially replaced Yangon as the administrative capital of Myanmar in 2006.

Shan people ethnic group

The Shan are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The Shan live primarily in the Shan State of Burma (Myanmar), but also inhabit parts of Mandalay Region, Kachin State, and Kayin State, and in adjacent regions of China, Laos, Assam and Thailand. Though no reliable census has been taken in Burma since 1935, the Shan are estimated to number 4–6 million, with CIA Factbook giving an estimate of five million spread throughout Myanmar.

PaO people

The Pa'O are the seventh largest ethnic nationality in Burma, with a population of approximately 2,000,000 to 2,600,000. Other name of Pa-O is PaU, Phya, Piao, Taungthu, Taungsu, Tongsu and Kula.

To unite the areas and ease travel and commerce, Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council contracted P.T.Waagner-Biro Indonesia together with Supreme Group of Companies to erect the bridge over the Paung Laung River. They chose a spot at mile post No. 42/ 5 on Nay Pyi Taw- Pinlaung Road near Leinli Village of Pinlaung Township, in Southern Shan State

Waagner-Biro is a Vienna, Austria-based corporation which owns companies in steel and mechanical engineering. It has about 1000 employees in 14 locations in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Pinlaung Township Township of Taunggyi in Shan State, Myanmar

Pinlaung Township is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. It is one of three townships in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone. Its principal town is Pinlaung. According to the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, there are 115,047 residents in the township.

The bridge, designed by the People’s Republic of China, was finally open to the public on 5 November 2010. [5] The bridge is 1760 feet long with 1000 feet long main bridge and approach bridges each 380 feet long. The 274- feet-high- bridge was built at a cost of 3.476 million in foreign currency plus K 14,500 million. The motor way is 28 feet wide flanked by three feet wide pedestrian. The bridge can withstand 75- ton loads.

Detail

Difficult geologic and environmental conditions at the bridge site as well as a demanding construction time schedule restricted construction of the bridge. The main truss of the bridge utilizes a Warren truss with vertical members. In addition, the vertical tension-compression bearings are arranged at both ends of the truss. The towers are of the inward inclined portal frames, of which the lower tower columns are concrete and the upper columns are steel box columns. The anchorage blocks are gravity blocks and each main cable is made up of 24 nos.of 91-φ5.2 mm galvanized high-strength parallel steel wire strands. The bridge was constructed via truck crane lifting, cable-supported hoisting, and installation on scaffolding. [6]

Warren truss type of engineering truss

A Warren truss or equilateral truss is a type of engineering truss.

See also

Related Research Articles

Administrative divisions of Myanmar

Myanmar is divided into twenty-one administrative subdivisions, which include:

Taungoo City in Bago Region, Myanmar

Taungoo is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industry is in forestry products, with teak and other hardwoods extracted from the mountains. The city is known for its areca palms, to the extent that a Burmese proverb for unexpected good fortune is equated to a "betel lover winning a trip to Taungoo".

Pakokku City in Magway Region, Myanmar

Pakokku is a largest city in the Magway Region in Myanmar, also known as Burma. It is situated about 30 km north-east of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township, Pakokku District and Gangaw District. Pakokku Bridge is part of the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway and is the longest bridge in Myanmar.It is home of the Pakokku airport.

Nay Pyi Taw International Airport airport in Burma/Myanmar

Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, , is located 16 kilometers southeast of Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar. Before the foundation of Nay Pyi Taw, this was referred to as the airport of the nearby town of Lewe. The airport officially opened on 19 December 2011.

Lewe Township Township in Naypyidaw Union Territory, Burma

Lewe Township is one of eight townships of Naypyidaw Union Territory, Burma.

Lewe Town in Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar

Lewe is a town in the Naypyidaw Union Territory of central Myanmar.

Naunglon Village in Sagaing Region, Burma

Naunglon is a village in Banmauk Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Myanmar about 230 mi south-east of Nay Pyi Taw, the country's capital, 38 mile from Bamauk and 35 miles from Pinlebu Town. It has 140 households and one Buddhist monastery, one primary school, and one pre-school. It is a middle sized village in that region. The village economy is mainly farming, digging for gold, and forests. Houses are built with timber and bamboo. The villagers are Buddhist and speak Shan and Kanan. The level of economic development, education and health care of the village is below the average.

Asia World Group is Myanmar's largest and most diversified conglomerate, with interests in industrial development, construction, transportation, import-export, and a local supermarket chain. About half of Singapore's investment in Myanmar comes from Asia World affiliates.

Nay Pyi Taw F.C.

Nay Pyi Taw Football Club is a professional football club, based at Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Owned by a prominent businessman, Dr. Phyo Ko Ko Tint San, the club was founded in 2010 and finished as runners-up in MNL Cup 2012.

Upper Paunglaung Dam dam in Naypyidaw Union Territory/Shan State

The Upper Paunglaung Dam is a gravity dam on the Paunglaung River, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Pyinmana on the border of Naypyidaw Union Territory and Shan State, Burma. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation it will support a 140 megawatts (190,000 hp) power station. Preliminary construction on the dam site began in January 2005 and roller-compacted concrete placement for the dam commenced in October 2010. The dam is expected to impound its reservoir and be complete in 2015. When complete, it is expected to regulate the river and improved power generation at the downstream Lower Paunglaung Dam.

Yangon–Mandalay Expressway road in Myanmar

The Yangon–Mandalay Expressway is an expressway in Myanmar (Burma) that connects the country's largest city Yangon and second largest city Mandalay. Opened in December 2010, the 587 km (365 mi) expressway has reduced the travel time between Yangon and Mandalay to 7 hours from 13 hours by train and from 16 hours by the old highway. The highway, which does not meet international design, construction and safety standards has seen a spate of accidents since its opening.

Paung Laung Stadium is an association football stadium at Pyinmana, Naypyidaw, Myanmar. It has a capacity of 15,000, and is the home stadium of Nay Pyi Taw F.C.

2015 Myanmar National League

The 2015 Myanmar National League is the 6th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Burmese professional league for association football clubs. The first round of the season began on 10 January 2015, with the last round ending on 31 October 2015. The Myanmar National League will be temporarily suspended for three months from 8 March to 22 June due to the 2015 Southeast Asian Games held in Singapore. The 2015 transfer window for Myanmar National League clubs will open from 19 May 2015 to 18 June 2015.

India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway road in Myanmar

The India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway is a highway under construction under India's Look East policy that will connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar. Imphal-Mandalay-Bangkok 55 km (34 mi) route, consisting of Imphal-Mandalay 584 km (363 mi) and Mandalay-Bangkok 1,397 km (868 mi), is a highway in good condition except for 101 km (63 mi) part of 120 km (75 mi) long Kalewa-Yagyi stretch being upgraded to 2-lane in each direction highway by India, revised expected completion date for which is April 2021.

The 2017 Myanmar National League, also known as the 2017 Max Cement Myanmar National League, is the 8th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Burmese professional league for association football clubs since its founding in 2009. The nation's highest professional football league was shaken up at the end of the 2016 season following a series of surprise announcements by MNL-1 teams Zwegapin United and Zeyar Shwe Myay stating that they were going to drop out of the League in the next season. Also, Manaw Myay announced the team would be disbanded, despite winning promotion to Myanmar’s premier domestic league by finishing the season's MNL-2 from the first place. A committee meeting between the Myanmar Football Federation and Myanmar National League officials held in Yangon on September 10 decided to reverse Southern Myanmar's relegation to MNL-2 in the next season, while Nay Pyi Taw received a surprise promotion into the first-tier league. Facing the loss of three squads and fears of scheduling complications for an 11-team league, MFF officials resolved to allow Southern Myanmar to remain in MNL-1, despite an 11th-place finish with only 14 points in the 2016 season. MNL-2 second-place finishers G.F.A, as well as third-place Nay Pyi Taw, were also promoted to the top league to maintain a 12-team schedule.

Memorial to the Fallen Heroes (Nay Pyi Taw)

The Memorial to the Fallen Heroes is a memorial in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma) to honour and enshrine the inscriptions of the name of Myanmar’s soldiers and civilians who heroically died in their fight for independence and counter-insurgency operations as well as those who died in doing notable and courageous actions for the country. It was opened in March 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Burma Library, Leinli: highest suspension bridge on Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana-Pinlaung motor road" (PDF). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Burma Library, Leinli: highest suspension bridge on Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana-Pinlaung motor road" (PDF). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Discover Myanmar, Beauty Begins in Shan State" . Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Discover Myanmar, Beauty Begins in Shan State" . Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Leinli Bridge, Supreme Group of Companies" (PDF). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Leinli Bridge, Construction Of" . Retrieved 14 March 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.