In a previous post ‘ Childern of the Mon bridge ‘ I mentioned a bit about the bridge. Well the Mon bridge or friendshipbridge and it has a few other names. Is a wooden pedestrian bridge from 850m long. The biggest in Thailand.
Situated in Sangkhlaburi, province Kanchanaburi. It is not that old as you would think, first started in 1985. It was destroyed in 2013 by heavy rainfall and storms. The people were very quick to make an temporary bridge out of bamboo, you still can see remains of that one, they finished that in one week.
The bridge was fully restored in 2014 and is the major tourist attraction of the area.
My first close view of the bridge, I was surprised how many people were there. But it was a holiday weekend and many Thai head that way.
A bit of the remains of the bamboo floating bridge.
Very nice set. Really gave me a good perspective of the size of the bridge as well the surrounding area. It really is massive!
When the water is low it is huge. Worth a visit when in the area
Wow what a structure Amazing all the supports. Nice captures of the bridge and the people, thanks for sharing
It is impressive. My pleasure to share
Thanks for these, Peter. It’s like a visit to another world for me. That bridge is so interesting, and so big! In non-metric units, 850 meters is more than 1/2 mile.
Yes it is quite impressive. The surrounding area is beautifull. Will go back there for sure