Goteik Viaduct
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Goteik Viaduct is a historic and spectacular steel railway trestle bridge in Myanmar, famed for its dramatic height and scenic gorge crossing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goteik Viaduct canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway bridge
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steel trestle bridge ⓘ viaduct ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gokteik Bridge
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Gokteik Viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | British colonial period ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| crosses |
Gokteik Creek
NERFINISHED
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Gokteik Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sir Arthur U. Chappell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved approach
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deep valley crossing ⓘ |
| hasView |
forested cliffs
ⓘ
mountainous landscape ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| height | approximately 102 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic height
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engineering significance ⓘ scenic gorge crossing ⓘ |
| length | 689 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shan State
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between Pyin Oo Lwin and Lashio ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Gokteik Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Naungcho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyin Oo Lwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfTrestleTowers | 10 GENERATED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| operator | Myanma Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Myanmar railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | rail transport ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Mandalay–Lashio railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| structureType | steel lattice trestle ⓘ |
| tourism | popular rail attraction ⓘ |
| trackCount | single track ⓘ |
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