The delta of this river is on the Andaman Sea just west of Yangon, the former Rangoon.
The first bridge to span this river was constructed in 1934 near the town of Ava. In 2011, construction was suspended on a project that plans to build the Myitsone Dam on this river. A blunt, rounded head is characteristic of the dolphin native to, and named for, this river. The Chindwin and the Mu are two important tributaries of this river, which is the longest and most commercially vital river in a country that also contains the mouth of the Salween. The banks of this river are home to the city of (*) Pagan. This river takes from a Rudyard Kipling poem its nickname of "The Road to Mandalay." The delta of this river is on the Andaman Sea just west of Yangon, the former Rangoon. For 10 points, name this principle river of the country alternately known as Myanmar or Burma.
The first bridge to span this river was constructed in 1934 near the town of Ava.
Irrawaddy River [or Ayeyarwady River]