Two Old Photographs of the Goteik Viaduct Railway Trestle - Myanmar/Burma -1930s

Description

These are two old photographs of the Goteik Viaduct Railway Trestle in what is now Myanmar/Burma.  The photos are undated, but they are labeled as India (and Burma broke off from India in 1937, so I am assuming these are from the 1930's).  Condition is good, with some chipping around the edges.  Both photos have a paper glued to the back with a description of the photo (original descriptions).
The
Goteik viaduct
(
Burmese
:
ဂုတ်ထိပ်တံတား
,
MLCTS
:
gu.hti.ta.aa.
) also known as
Gohteik viaduct
) is a railway
trestle
in
Nawnghkio
, western
Shan State
,
Myanmar
(also known as Burma). The bridge is between the two towns of
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.
[2]
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
.