Memorial Bridge, Bangkok

Memorial Bridge (สะพานปฐมบรมราชานุสรณ์)
Memorial Bridge with the Express Boat Pier
Other name(s)	Phra Phutta Yodfa Bridge (สะพานพระพุทธยอดฟ้า)
Carries	3 lanes of roadway, pedestrians
Crosses	Chao Phraya River
Locale	Bangkok, Thailand
Total length	678 m
Longest span	78 m
Clearance below	7.3 m
Opened	6 April 1932
Coordinates	13°44′21″N 100°29′51″E / 13.73917°N 100.4975°E / 13.73917; 100.4975

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 6 April 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 known 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 3 December 1929 by Dorman Long, Middlesbrough, England. The bridge used to have a moving mechanism, which is now disused.^[1]

References

1. ^ ประวัติสะพานสำคัญ สะพานพระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลกมหาราช (Thai), Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand. Retrieved on 31 December 2007

External links

• Memorial Bridge at Structurae
• Memorial Bridge, Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand. Retrieved on 31 December 2007

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