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.- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 220 feet (70 metres)
- …is also known as “ဦးပိန္တံတား”
- Description: bridge in Amarapura Township, Myanmar
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kyauktawgyi Pagoda.
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Amarapura, Burma, near the Taungthaman Lake. Kyauktawgyi Pagoda is situated 3,000 feet east of U Bein Bridge.
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. Myitnge is situated 2½ miles south of U Bein Bridge.
Pyigyidagun Township
Suburb
Pyigyidagun Township is located in the southern part of Mandalay, Myanmar. 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 Township is situated 4 miles northeast of U Bein Bridge.
U Bein Bridge
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Latitude
21.89147° or 21° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
96.05654° or 96° 3′ 24″ east
Open location code
7MHRV3R4+HJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
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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”
- 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”
- Thai: “สะพานอูเบง”
- Thai: “สะพานอู้เบน”
- Ukrainian: “У-Бейн”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu U Bein”
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Central Myanmar: Highlights
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