U Bein Bridge | The Oldest Teakwood Bridge in the World

U Bein Bridge (ဦးပိန် တံတား) is a crossing that spans the Taungthaman Lake (တောင်တမံအင်း) near Amarapura (အမရပူရ) in Myanmar (Burma). The 1.2 km (0.75 mile) bridge is believed to be the oldest and (once) longest teakwood bridge in the world…