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U Bein bridge

Bridge type: Wooden Foot Bridge

Bridge age: 172


U Bein Bridge is the longest wooden bridge in the world
U Bein bridge

Mandalay
Amara
Pura
Taung Tha Man Lake

U Bein Bridge is a crossing of the Taung Tha man Lake near Amara Pura in Myanmar
30 feet in the middle

Total length 1,200 m

The 1.2-kilometer bridge was built around 1849 and opened in 1850
Construction on the wooden bridge was completed in 1851 after three years the
bridge was built at a slight
a thousand wooden pillars that were hammered into the bottom of the shallow lake
U Bein Bridge is built of teak wood

Ava Kingdom Amara Pura Kingdom


. Construction began when the capital of Ava Kingdom moved to Amara Pura,
and the bridge is named after the mayor who had it built because the mayor u
Bein he wants this bridge would help his villager reduce the time commuting
between the two banks of the river.
. It is used as an important passageway for the local people and it has
also become a tourist.
Thank you have a beautiful day 

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