... as I was curious as ever my tour guide  told me what was written on the

memory stones above ...

... the bridge is 2687.63 feet,

it costed a lot of Leg (1 Leg = 100 k Kyats)

and that it was formally opened in November 1998 by a well known General ...

... and he told me some things  that are not written:

the bridge was built with the 'help' of China,

it is now  leaning 7degrees  to the North (pylones  are undermined by the river's current)

(I guess the journalist of New Light of Myanmar had a 'shining'

when he took that photo in 2009)

and it will cost some more Leg  to fix that ... but repair has already started!

A view from the bridge towards the pagoda in Waingmaw Township (above) ...

We made it to Waingmaw Township ...

... and it always surprises me how well-kept these places are ...

A look back along the Bala Min Htin Bridge to Myitkyina where we came (below) ...