Army Bridge or Ochik Bridge

 

 

Trop Bridge or Ochik Bridge: The longest and largest ancient bridge in Cambodia, dating back to the Angkorian Empire.

 

 

 

 

Trop Bridge or Ochik Bridge is located in Cheung Tien Village, Cheung Tien Commune, Chong Kal District, 
Oddar Meanchey Province, which is located on the border of Siem Reap Province. This bridge is an ancient 
bridge made of almost laterite, except for the dragon railings and the sandstone pedestals. Today, only part of 
the dragon recipe and pedestal remains. Some bridge piers have been severely damaged.

 

 

 

 

 

The military bridge or Ochik bridge is about 149 meters long, 15.50 meters wide, about 10 meters high from the 
ground and 35 drainage holes built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII between the 12th century and 13th 
century AD This bridge is considered to be the longest of the more than 100 ancient bridges discovered in 
Cambodia.

 

 

 

 

 

In the days when the capital of Angkor was the center of this great empire, the main locations near or far were always connected to this center through the network. There are small and big roads, bridges, etc.

 

Currently, the location of the military bridge or Ochik bridge is covered by a bamboo forest area, and there
are large and small forests growing near the roadside, which provide shade for the bridge. When the dry season falls, the leaves fall on the road and there are new green leaves. The water is quiet, you can not see anything, but during the rainy season, the water fills the bridge.

During the Pchum Ben season, men and women in the area often travel to see the scenery along the bridge and continue to visit the O Chik Yang River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The villagers still believe in the ghosts of the old men, and the bridge is quieter because they have a new road
to bypass this ancient bridge. On the south side of the bridge, there are tall trees with branches, under the tree, there is a ghost hut that no relatives take to celebrate. That is full of demons. There is a stream nearby, which people often call ditches, which are about 2 kilometers long. Near Deum Po, 
there is a school for travelers to relax. During the war, the area was a barracks.