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

Completed

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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