National Highway 31 is a major highway of central/northeastern Burma. It starts in Mandalay

Mandalay

Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....

 at the rim of the Mandalay Palace

Mandalay Palace

The Mandalay Palace , located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed, between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of new royal capital city of Mandalay. The plan of Mandalay Palace largely follows the traditional Burmese...

 area from National Highway 3

National Highway 3 (Burma)

National Highway 3 is one of the most important highways of central-eastern Burma. It connects Mandalay to Muse on the border with China....

 at 21°58′59"N 96°5′3"E and ends in Waingmaw

Waingmaw

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/Myitkyina

Myitkyina

Myitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar , located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and in fact "Myitkyina" lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below from Myit-son of its two headstreams...

 in Kachin State

Kachin State

Kachin State , is the northernmost state of Burma. It is bordered by China to the north and east; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Division and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the...

 at 25°21′1"N 97°26′8"E. The major settlements the road passes through from Mandalay are as follows: Lamaing

Lamaing, Madaya

Lamaing is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located southeast of Madaya and north of Mandalay, connected along the National Highway 31. On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Lamaing.-External links:*...

, Madaya

Madaya

Madaya is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It is the seat of Madaya Township. It lies along National Highway 31. Lamaing lies just to the southeast...

, Yentha, Letkhokpin, Chaunggyi, Shwenyaungbin

Shwenyaungbin

Shwenyaungbin, also Shwe-nyaung-bin or Schwenyaungbiri, is a large village in Mogok Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located west of Mogok...

, Kyatpyin, Mogok, Mong Nit, Pinkyein, Tonkwa, Madangyang, Bhamo

Bhamo

Bhamo is a city of Kachin State in northernmost part of Myanmar, located 186 km south from the capital city of Myitkyina. It is on the Ayeyarwady River. It lies within 65 km of the border with Yunnan Province, China. The population consists of Chinese and Shan, with Kachin peoples in...

, Myothit

Myothit

Myothit is a town of Myothit Township in Magway District in the Magway Division in Myanmar....

, Dawhpumyang, Kaxu before finally arriving in Waingmaw

Waingmaw

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