U Bein Bridge
U Bein Bridge is a crossing that spans the Taungthaman Lake near Amarapura in Myanmar. The 1.2-kilometre bridge was built around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and longest teakwood bridge in the world.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bridge in Amarapura Township, Myanmar
- Also known as: “ဦးပိန္တံတား”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kyauktawgyi Pagoda.
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Myitnge and Pyigyidagun Township.
Myitnge
Town
Myitnge is a town in Amarapura Township in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is situated between Amarapura and the Myitnge River and lies along National Highway 1 which connects it to the city of Mandalay in the north. Myitnge is situated 2½ miles south of U Bein Bridge.
Pyigyidagun Township
Suburb
Pyigyidagun Township is located in the southern part of Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by Chanmyathazi Township to the north and the west, and Amarapura to the south. Pyigyidagun Township is situated 3 miles east of U Bein Bridge.
Chanmyathazi Township
Suburb
Chanmyathazi Township is located in south-central area of Mandalay, Myanmar. Chanmyathazi is bounded by the Ayeyarwady river in the west, Maha Aungmye Township in the north, Pyigyidagun Township in the south. Chanmyathazi Township is situated 4 miles northeast of U Bein Bridge.
U Bein Bridge
- Categories: wooden bridge and tourism
- Location: Amarapura, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Central Myanmar, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.89147° or 21° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
96.05654° or 96° 3′ 24″ east
Elevation
223 feet (68 metres)
Open location code
7MHRV3R4+HJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“U Bein Bridge” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “U Bein körpüsü”
- Basque: “U Bein zubia”
- Burmese: “ဦးပိန်တံတား”
- Chinese: “乌本桥”
- Chinese: “烏本橋”
- Dutch: “U Bein-brug”
- French: “pont d’U Bein”
- French: “Pont d’U Bein”
- German: “U-Bein-Brücke”
- Indonesian: “Jembatan U Bein”
- Italian: “Ponte U Bein”
- Japanese: “ウベーイン橋”
- Polish: “Most U Bein”
- Polish: “Most U Beina”
- Russian: “Тиковый мост У-Бэйн”
- Russian: “Убэйн”
- Slovenian: “Most U Bein”
- Spanish: “puente U Bein”
- Spanish: “Puente U Bein”
- Thai: “สะพานอูเบง”
- Thai: “สะพานอู้เบน”
- Ukrainian: “У-Бейн”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu U Bein”
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