The Bridge on the River Khwae

The Bridge on the River Khwae

 

It is located where the Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai rivers converge and form the Mae Klong river.

construct the Burma-Siam Railway to support the large Japanese army in Burma. 80,000-100,000 civilians and 13,000  died and were buried along the railway. Part of this project was the now famous Bridge on the River Kwai at Tha Ma Kham, five km from Kanchanaburi. It was built in 1943.



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