Attaran Bridge is a bridge in the township of Mawlamyine

Mawlamyine

Mawlamyine is the fourth largest city of Burma , situated 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin river...

, in the Mon State

Mon State

Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Region on the north and Tanintharyi Region on the south, and has a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is...

 of Burma. The bridge is suspended by steel cable with a reinforced concrete foundation. It is 1,420 feet long and 24 feet wide and was reported to have cost K 580.6 million. The bridge was established as part of various other infrastructural projects (Sittoung Bridge

Sittoung Bridge

Sittoung Bridge is a bridge in the Mon State of Burma. The steel bridge links Mon State with the Bago Division and is 2392.7 feet long, with a capacity of 60 tonnes. It was built to replace the old 45 year old bridge that formally stood there...

, Kataik Dam

Kataik Dam

Kataik Dam is a dam in Paung Township, Thaton District, Mon State, Burma. It was completed in 2007 and became the 198th dam in Burma and the 10th in Mon State, opening on May 1...

 Project etc) occurring regionally in Mon State to develop socio-economically.

The bridge was formally opened in March 1998 on the 53rd Anniversary Armed Forces Day, with an address by Chairman of the Work Committee for Development of Border Areas and National Races Secretary, Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt

Khin Nyunt

General Khin Nyunt is an officer and politician in Myanmar. Khin Nyunt is of Burmese Chinese descent. He held the office of Chief of Intelligence and was Prime Minister from 25 August 2003 until 18 October 2004. He is married to Khin Win Shwe, a medical doctor, and father to a daughter, Thin Le Le...

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