25.08.2025 – 29.08.2025 , (Weekly Presents)

The 125-year-old World Heritage Site of Gotyeok Bridge in northern Shan State was detonated by the TNLA on the morning of August 24.

According to investigations by ELeven Media Group, the TNLA had prepared and planted mines to detonate the Gotyeok Bridge, a historical site.

The Gotyeok Bridge (Kyaukme side) on the Mandalay-Lashio railway line between Naungcho Township and Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State was detonated by mines, and more than 30 feet of the bridge was damaged by the detonation.

It was said that the bridge was built on the top of a large gorge, and that it was called “Gotyeok Bridge” and that it was called “Ngopyeok” in the Shan language, which is how it became “Gotyeok”.

The Gotyeok Bridge is located at Milepost No. (463/09) on the Mandalay-Lashio Road, about 7 miles past Naungcho Station. It is a steel-type bridge and is constructed with 16 steel pillars.

The bridge is 2260 feet long and has a water level elevation of 1100 feet. It is about 7 miles from Naungcho Township and about 14 miles from Kyaukme Township.

According to records, 4311 tons of iron and steel and one million rivets were used in the construction of the Gotyeok Bridge.

It is built on 10 large steel beams of 120 feet long, 16 large steel beams of 60 feet long, and 16 large steel beams.

The Gotyeok Bridge was built in 1899, completed in 1900, and was put into use in 1903.

The Gotyeok Bridge is listed as the world’s tallest bridge and is also a World Heritage Site.