Death Railway Bridge
E1005883
The Death Railway Bridge is the infamous World War II railway bridge in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, built by Allied prisoners of war under brutal conditions and later popularized by the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death Railway Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bridge on the River Kwai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bridge over the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ River Kwai Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burma Railway construction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Asian civilian labourers ⓘ |
| builtUsing | forced labour ⓘ |
| connects |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Khwae Yai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
railway traffic
ⓘ
tourist trains ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | Allied bombing raids in World War II ⓘ |
| hasApproximateOpeningYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| hasEvent | annual River Kwai Bridge Week ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Kanchanaburi town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Death Railway Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | novel The Bridge over the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Thai ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kanchanaburi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| memorialFor |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Asian labourers ⓘ |
| near |
JEATH War Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | State Railway of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai–Burma Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | high death toll during construction ⓘ |
| reconstructedAfter | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverPreviouslyKnownAs | Mae Klong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film The Bridge on the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
reconciliation
ⓘ
wartime suffering ⓘ |
| touristAttractionIn | Kanchanaburi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | military supply line ⓘ |
| yearConstructionCompleted | 1943 ⓘ |
| yearConstructionStarted | 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.