![Bridge on the River Kwai](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/01_Kwai.jpg)
Bridge on the River Kwai, is the bridge that the Japanese built with civilians and Allied POV’s during WWII (1943) to complete the rail-line between Bangkok and Rangoon in Burma (now known as Yangoon in Myanmar). As many as 12,000 people perished during the construction. A Movie with the name “The Bridge on the River Kwai” was made in 1957, starring Alec Guiness and William Holden and directed by David Lean.
![A view of the Bridge on the River Kwai.](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/02_Kwai.jpg)
![Looking out over the River Kwai.](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/03_Kwai.jpg)
![Train stop on the River Kwai.](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/04_Kwai_stn.jpg)
![The Bridge.](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/05_Kwai.jpg)
![Unexploded ordinance at one end of the bridge.](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/06_Kwai_ordnc.jpg)
![Train coming over the Bridge.](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/07_Kwai_train.jpg)
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