Goteik viaduct
Goteik viaduct ဂုတ်ထိပ်တံတား | |
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| Coordinates | 22°20′35″N 96°51′35″E / 22.34306°N 96.85972°E |
| Carries | 1 rail track |
| Crosses | Gohtwin Stream |
| Locale | Nawnghkio, between Lashio and Pyin Oo Lwin |
| Official name | Goteik viaduct |
| Other name(s) | Gohteik viaduct |
| Maintained by | Ministry of Rail Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Trestle |
| Total length | 689 metres (2,260 ft) |
| Width | single rail track |
| History | |
| Construction start | 28-4-1899 |
| Construction end | 1-1-1900 |
| Opened | 1-1-1900 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Daily two trains. Mandalay to Lashio and Lashio to Mandalay. |
| Toll | USD 4,00/ MMK 3950 |
| Location | |
The Goteik viaduct (Burmese: ဂုတ်ထိပ်တံတား, MLCTS: gu.hti.ta.aa., also known as Gohteik viaduct or Gok Hteik viaduct) is a railway trestle over the Goteik Gorge of the Myitnge River in western Shan State, Myanmar (also known as Burma). The bridge is between the two towns of Nawnghkio and Gokhteik, and it's part of the railways between Pyin Oo Lwin, the summer capital of the former British colonial administrators of Burma, and Lashio, the principal town of northern Shan State. It is the highest bridge in Myanmar and when it was completed, the largest railway trestle in the world. It is located approximately 100 km northeast of Mandalay.
The bridge was constructed in 1899 by the Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction Company, and opened in 1900. The components were made by the Pennsylvania Steel Company and were shipped from the United States. The rail line was constructed to help expand the influence of the British Empire in the region. The construction project was overseen by Sir Arthur Rendel, engineer for the Burma Railway Company.