Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge

Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge

สะพานมิตรภาพไทย-เมียนมา
မြန်မာ-ထိုင်း ချစ်ကြည်ရေး တံတား
Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge; สะพานมิตรภาพไทย-เมียนมา; မြန်မာ-ထိုင်း ချစ်ကြည်ရေး တံတား
Coordinates	16°41′27″N 98°31′00″E / 16.69083°N 98.51667°ECoordinates: 16°41′27″N 98°31′00″E / 16.69083°N 98.51667°E
Carries	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Moei River, Myanmar–Thailand border
Locale	Mae Sot, Tak Province; Myawaddy, Kayin State
Characteristics
Total length	420 m (1,380 ft)
Width	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
History
Opened	15 August 1997
Location

The Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge is a bridge over the Moei river, which connects the city of Mae Sot in Tak Province in Thailand with the city of Myawaddy in Kayin State in Myanmar. This international bridge is 420 m (1,380 ft) long and 13 m (42 ft 8 in) wide. The bridge forms an important link on Asian Highway 1 of Asian Highway Network.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History[]

Check post on Thailand side

The Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge was opened on 15 August 1997. It was the first bridge between Thailand and Myanmar. On 15 August 2017, Thailand and Myanmar celebrated the 20th anniversary of the bridge's opening. The deputy governor of Tak province and Myawaddy governor attended the ceremony.^[1]^[3]