Video: A dizzying walk: the Goteik viaduct (Myanmar) - one of the highest in the world
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Viaduct Goteik - one of the most famous engineering structures in Myanmar (formerly Burma). It was built during colonial England and in 1900 was recognized as the largest railway overpass in the world. To this day, Goteik remains the tallest bridge in Myanmar.
The viaduct is built in the very heart of the country, about 100 km northeast of the largest city of Mandalay, it connects Pyin-u-Lion (the summer residence of the British colonial administrators of Burma) and Lashio (the largest city in the northern state of Shan). The railroad bridge was built to allow Britain to expand its sphere of influence in the region. The entire structure was manufactured at the Pennsylvania Steel Works.
The dimensions of the viaduct are impressive: the 689-meter bridge is supported by 15 pillars. The height of Goteyk is 102 m. Despite the fact that both before and after its construction a lot of reinforced concrete bridges appeared in the world, only Canadians managed to "surpass" the Asian giant. In the province of Alberta, they built the Lethbridge viaduct, equal in height to the Goteika, but twice as long as it. Equal in size to the Burmese wonder bridges Joso (Washington), Poughkeepsie (New York) and Kinzua (Pennsylvania).
Today, Goteik is known among tourists all over the world, because taking a train ride over the abyss is a pleasure for real daredevils. The train travels extremely slowly so as not to loosen the century-old bridge, which today is not in the best condition. The journey along the viaduct takes about 25 minutes, during which time everyone has time to enjoy the picturesque landscapes and take some wonderful pictures.
At the sight of such an attraction, many of us have a quick heartbeat and breathtaking, however, knowing how Buddhist calmness the inhabitants of Myanmar have, one should not be surprised at the popularity of walks along the viaduct.
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