Krungthep Bridge
Coordinates: 13 ° 42 ′ 3 ″ N , 100 ° 29 ′ 32 ″ E
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| Official name | สะพาน กรุงเทพ | |
| use | Road traffic | |
| Convicted | Mahaisawan Road | |
| Crossing of |
Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ) |
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| place |
Thonburi , Bang Kho Laem Bangkok |
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| construction | 4 × Steel - truss 2 × bascule |
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| overall length | 626 m | |
| Number of openings | 5 | |
| Longest span | 64 m | |
| building-costs | 31 million baht | |
| start of building | October 31, 1954 | |
| opening | June 25, 1959 | |
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The Krungthep Bridge ( Thai : สะพาน กรุงเทพ , pronunciation: [ sà.pʰaːn kruŋ.tʰêːp ], German: Bangkok Bridge) is a bascule bridge over the Chao Phraya River ( Chao Phraya River ) from Khet (district) Thonburi to Khet Bang Kho Laem in Bangkok , Thailand .
Construction of the Krungthep Bridge began on October 31, 1954 and was completed on March 24, 1959; the official opening took place on June 25, 1959. It is the second bridge over the Chao Phraya in Bangkok and cost around 31 million baht . Four lanes and a pedestrian crossing can be used. The overall length is slightly more than 626 meters, the longest span is 64 meters with a maximum depth of 7.5 meters.
Frequent traffic jams led to the construction of the immediately adjacent Rama III Bridge , which was opened in 1999.
Web links
- Krungthep Bridge ( Memento from April 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand (in English)