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"The Bridge of the River Kwai"

Bridge over the River Kwai. A place of historical-critical one. The most important bridge of the Death Railway. Created by the Japanese army during World War 2 Allied prisoners of war to the American and British soldiers in Australia and New Zealand, Holland, about 61,700 people and working class Chinese Yuan Java, Malaya, India, Thailand, Myanmar, many of them. The railway line strategy. The route to Myanmar. The path one must cross the river Kwai. We need to build more bridges. To build bridges and rail lines. Fraught with difficulties. The cruelty of war and disease. And food shortages. The thousands of prisoners died.



This bridge originally had many in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, but mostly made of wood. In Thailand has not made out of steel and 15 bridges.
During World War II, the bridge has been damaged. The Thai government redress After the war ended in 2489 and currently work as before with respect to the bridge over the River Kwai. As a symbol of peace. Originally, the bridge over the River Kwai. Has never been true in history. But because America has made a movie. So the province is deemed to be a bridge to a bridge over the River Kwai Thamakham. So like in the movies. It was really Matamha tourists. Generate income for the local.

The original bridge is a steel arch that is 4-sided repair it.