The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
The Gokteik Viaduct, Burma
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The Gokteik Viaduct is a large series of bridges over a deep gorge in Northern Burma. It was built in the 1920s under British rule, as part of a possible connecting line to Southern China. It is now in an area forbidden to tourists. The author seeks to go there despite difficulties.