Phra Pokklao Bridge
Coordinates: 13 ° 44 ′ 20 ″ N , 100 ° 29 ′ 55 ″ E
| Phra Pokklao Bridge | ||
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| Official name | สะพาน พระ ปกเกล้า | |
| use | Road traffic | |
| Convicted | Thanon Phra Pokklao (Phra Pokklao Road) | |
| Crossing of |
Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ) |
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| place |
Phra Nakhon , Thonburi Bangkok |
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| construction | haunched box girder bridge | |
| overall length | 745 m | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| Longest span | 100 m | |
| Clear height | 8.9 m | |
| start of building | 1981 | |
| opening | 3rd December 1984 | |
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The Phra-Pokklao Bridge ( Thai สะพาน พระ ปกเกล้า ) is a bridge over the Chao Phraya River ( Chao Phraya River ), the districts Phra Nakhon and Thonburi in Bangkok , capital of Thailand combines. It was built as a relief bridge for the Phra Phutthayotfa Bridge .
The bridge consists of three three-lane viaducts , of which only the outer ones are used. The middle viaduct is intended for future mass transportation . The total length of the bridge is 745 meters, the spans of the three arches are 56, 100 and 56 meters. The clear height is 8.9 meters.
Construction work on the Phra Pokklao Bridge began on November 11, 1981, and the official opening took place on December 3, 1984.
Web links
- Pokklao Bridge ( Memento from April 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand (in English)