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Speaking about “Sangkhlaburi district”, the first things that
come to mind should definitely be a picture of a wooden bridge
stretching across the river. The bridge is embraced by verdant
mountain ranges, surrounded by plants of diverse species, and
covered by a thin layer of fog. The dazzling bridge that
reflects the charm of local people’s way of life is named
Uttamanusorn Bridge or commonly known as Mon Bridge. Formerly,
it ranked Thailand’s longest wooden bridge with the length of
850 meters and the world’s second longest wooden bridge next to
U Bein Bridge in Burma. Uttamanusorn Bridge links the two banks
of Songaria River at Nong Lu subdistrict, Sangkhlaburi district,
Kanchanaburi province.
This bridge was built under the
initiation of Luang Phor Uttama, the abbot of Wang Wiwekaram
temple. The construction between the year 1986 and 1987 was
completed by labours of Mon people. The bridge was considered
the route of an international friendship between Thais and Mons
because it links together Sangkhlaburi district to the Mon
community on the other side of the bank. Additionally, it became
one of the well-known tourist attractions in Kanchanaburi.
It is unfortunate that on 28 July 2013 at 18.30, the bridge
fell apart into two and 30 meters from the middle collapsed into
the river. After 3 days long of heavy rain, there were flash
floods sweeping down logs from Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife
Sanctuary. The collision worsened the situation as the damaged
part was increased up to 70 meters by the afternoon of the next
day. Therefore, a bamboo bridge has been built for temporary
use, while Mon Bridge is currently under restoration. |
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Sangkhla Buri |
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15.14370 N |
98.449908 E |
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