Uttamanusorn Bridge

Uttamanusorn Bridge (Thai: สะพานอุตตมานุสรณ์; lit. 'Uttama Memorial Bridge') or commonly known as Mon Bridge (สะพานมอญ; Mon: ဒဒန်ဆု) and Wooden Mon Bridge (สะพานไม้มอญ) is a wooden footbridge in Tambon Nong Lu, Sangkhla Buri District, northwest of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. It spans the Songaria River.

Uttamanusorn Bridge สะพานอุตตมานุสรณ์
Uttamanusorn Bridge
Coordinates	15.14020°N 98.44938°E
Carries	Two lanes
Crosses	Songaria River
Locale	Nong Lu, Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi
Characteristics
Design	Wooden footbridge
Total length	850 m
History
Construction start	1986
Opened	1987
Location

Uttamanusorn Bridge is the longest wooden bridge in Thailand and is the second longest in the world after the Mandalay's U Bein Bridge in Myanmar. Its total length is 850 metres (2,790 ft).

It is named in honor of Luangpho Uttama, a Mon monk who was an abbot of Wat Wang Wiwekaram. He initiated the construction of this bridge in 1986 with local Mon workers. The bridge was completed the following year.

Uttamanusorn Bridge is considered a landmark and is one of the notable attractions of Kanchanaburi, as well as River Kwai Bridge and Death Railway, Sai Yok Noi Waterfall, and Three Pagodas Pass.

Locals walk across the bridge to make merit by giving food to monks, a daily routine.[1]

In mid-2013, the bridge was destroyed by heavy rains and flash flooding flowing from Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. It was restored in 2014.[2]

References

1. "สะพานอุตตมานุสรณ์ (สะพานมอญ)" [Uttamanusorn Bridge (Mon Bridge)]. Kanchanaburi.go.th (in Thai).
2. "สะพานมอญซ่อมเสร็จแล้วพร้อมเปิดใช้18ต.ค." [Mon Bridge is finished and ready to be opened on Oct 18]. Post Today (in Thai). 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

External links

• "SAPAN MON BRIDGE". TAT.