A route linking Lashio in Burma to Kunming in China, covering 1,154 km (717 miles). Completed in 1939, it was built by the Chinese in response to the Japanese occupation of the Chinese coast, to serve as a supply route to the interior.
Definition of Burma Road in US English:
Burma Road
proper noun
A route that links Lashio in Burma (Myanmar) to Kunming in China and covers 717 miles (1,154 km). Completed in 1939, it was built by the Chinese to serve as a supply route to the interior in response to the Japanese occupation of the Chinese coast.