Construction
Wampo Bridge
Three quarters of a mile long, built entirely of wood
by Leo Rawlings
© Copyright J.Mullender 1990
Date Built
April 1942 to October 1943
Construction time
15 months
Operating time
20 months
Railway Length
Thailand
304km
Burma
111km
Total Length
415km
Restored Stretch
Nong Pla Duk to Nam Tok
130km
Gauge
Single Track
Narrow Gauge
1.067 m
Bridges
Temporary Wooden Bridge
Completed
1943 February
Dismantled
1946
Permanent Railway Bridge
1943 June
This bridge, origonally
11 spans of 22m each
After restoration
8 spans of 22m and 2 spans of 33m each
Cost in Lives
94,000 - Click Here for more detail
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