Corrected entry: The bridge constructed by the British was in reality metal - and it's still there.
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Correction: The story of the "The Bridge on the River Kwai" is not the story of building a single bridge. It is the story of WWII allied POWs forced under horrific conditions to build the Thai-Burma railroad for the Japanese Army. The railroad constructed was 415 Kilometers long and included 688 bridges, 680 of which where made of wood. For most of the railroads length it somewhat followed the route of the River Kwai and actually crossed it several times. When the railroad was completed, many of the bridges along its length where bombed and destroyed by allied air raids and had to be rebuilt. As such the wooden bridge in the movie is a composite representation of all the bridges.