Krung Thon Bridge
Coordinates: 13 ° 46 ′ 52 ″ N , 100 ° 30 ′ 8 ″ E
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| Official name | สะพาน กรุงธน | |
| use | Road traffic | |
| Crossing of |
Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ) |
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Dusit , Bang Phlat Bangkok |
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| construction | Steel - truss on brick pillars | |
| overall length | 642.7 m | |
| Number of openings | 6th | |
| Longest span | 64 m | |
| start of building | October 31, 1954 | |
| opening | March 7, 1958 | |
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The Krung Thon Bridge ( Thai สะพาน กรุงธน ) is a bridge over the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ). It connects the two districts ( Khet ) Dusit and Bang Phlat in Bangkok , the capital of Thailand .
Construction began on October 31, 1954 and lasted until shortly before the official opening on March 7, 1958.
The construction of the bridge consists of a superstructure made of steel - trusses , which extends over six fields on pillars in the Chao Phraya. The bridge has four lanes and a pedestrian path.
The overall length is 642.7 meters, the largest span is 64 meters with a maximum depth of 7.5 meters.
Web links
- Krung Thon Bridge ( Memento from April 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand (in English)