Memorial Bridge, Bangkok
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| Memorial Bridge (สะพานปฐมบรมราชานุสรณ์) |
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 Memorial Bridge with the Express Boat Pier |
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| Carries | 3 lanes of roadway, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Chao Phraya River |
| Locale | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Longest span | 78 m |
| Total length | 678 m |
| Clearance below | 7.3 m |
| Opening date | 6 April 1932 |
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The Memorial Bridge (Thai: สะพานปฐมบรมราชานุสรณ์) is a bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, in Thailand, connecting the districts Phra Nakhon and Thonburi.
The bridge was opened on April 6, 1932, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Chakri Dynasty. In English the bridge is commonly known as Memorial Bridge, however in Thai it is most commonly know as Phra Phutta Yodfa Bridge (สะพานพระพุทธยอดฟ้า), after King Buddha Yodfa (Rama I), the first king of the Chakri Dynasty.
Construction of the bridge was started on December 3, 1929 by Dorman Long, Middlesbrough, England. The bridge used to have a moving mechanism, which is now disused.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ ประวัติสะพานสำคัญ สะพานพระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลกมหาราช (Thai), Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand. Retrieved on 31 December 2007
[edit] External links
- Memorial Bridge in the Structurae database
- Memorial Bridge, Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand. Retrieved on 31 December 2007
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