The depiction in the movie that made the Bridge world famous isn't entirely accurate. The bridge was bombed by allied planes at the end of World War II, not dynamited. The steel bridge wasn't entirely destroyed and was rebuilt after the war. So the Bridge on the River Kwai, which is found here in Kanchanaburi, is partially the originally and partially a recreation. Either way, it's a major tourist draw (it is, after all, probably the only thing in Thailand most Westerners have heard of). The bridge itself is far narrower than I imagined. There are train tracks on it, and although one can walk on it, no pedestrian walkway. As far as I know, trains only cross the bridge twice a day, but when they do I can't imagine what the hell the people walking
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