A bridge over the river kwai

This was the second of two bridge built by POWs during WWII, the first of wood (which is gone) and this one made of prefabricated steel. The pylons and the ends of the bridge are orginal. American bombers destroyed the center span that has since been reconstructed.

Song Kran in Kanchanburri Province

April 17th 2006
My family and I visited the bridge over the river Kwai. Only the second bridge (made of prefabricated steel) built by Allied POWs during WWII remains. The original wood bridge was destroyed by British bombers and the steel one was partially destroyed by American bombers. The entire railway was built by POWs and other forced labor. A national cementary finaced by many of the allied countries is ... read more

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