View to the Uttamanusorn Bridge

View to the Uttamanusorn Bridge

Speaking about "Sangklaburi district", the first things that come to mind should definitely be a picture of a wooden bridge stretching across the river. The bridge is embraced by verdant mountain ranges, surrounded by plants of diverse species, and covered by a thin layer of fog.
The dazzling bridge that reflects the charm of local people's way of life is named Uttamanusorn Bridge or commonly known as Mon Bridge.

Formerly, it ranked Thailand's longest wooden bridge with the length of 850 meters and the world's second longest wooden bridge next to U Bein Bridge in Burma.

Uttamanusorn Bridge links the two banks of Songaria River at Nong Lu subdistrict, Sangklaburi district.
This bridge was built under the initiation of Luang Phor Uttama, the abbot of Wang Wiwekaram temple. The construction between the year 1986 and 1987 was completed by labours of Mon people.

The bridge was considered the route of an international friendship between Thais and Mons because it links together Sangklaburi district to the Mon community on the other side of the bank.