Standing on 1086 Logs: Where is the World's Longest Wooden Bridge
In southeast Asia there is a country called Myanmar.
On the territory of this country there is a pedestrian bridge, which has the status of the longest wooden bridge on the planet.
The structure, named Ubain, connects the small town of Amapura with a neighboring village, crossing Lake Tauntome.
The length of the bridge is approximately 1200 meters.
What is known about the Ubain Bridge
The bridge is impressive not only for its length. The object is quite "aged", as it was built in the middle of the 19th century.
Teak wood was used as the material for the construction of the bridge.
It is known that the structure stands on 1086 logs. However, they are beginning to be replaced with concrete structures.
Experts take this step because of the rotting of wood material.
The Ubain Bridge is popular with locals in the summer, but is less popular in the winter due to the drying up of Lake Tauntome.
The structure is also of interest to numerous tourists.
Despite being 1.2 kilometres long, Ubain is not listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest wooden bridge.
For some reason, the compilers of the guidebook “awarded” this status to the Japanese Horai Bridge, which is “only” 900 meters long.
Earlier we told you about the longest passenger train in the world.
