Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge

Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge
Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge (Seen From Bang Rak Side)
Coordinates Coordinates: 13°43′06.93″N 100°30′54.44″E / 13.7185917°N 100.5151222°E / 13.7185917; 100.5151222
Carries Charoen Krung Road
Crosses Khlong Sathon
Locale Yan Nawa Sub-district, Sathon District and Si Lom Sub-district, Bang Rak District, Bangkok, Thailand
Official name Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge
Maintained by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
History
Opened November 15, 1906

Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge (Thai: สะพานเฉลิมพันธุ์ 53) is an one bridge in area of Bangkok's Yan Nawa sub-district, Sathon district and Si Lom sub-district, Bang Rak district.

History & characteristics

It's the bridge across mouth of Khlong Sathon (คลองสาทร; Sathon canal) on Charoen Krung road, including also a three-way link between Sathon (both North Sathon and South Sathon) and Charoen Krung roads named Chaloem Phan Junction (แยกเฉลิมพันธุ์). Taksin Bridge across Chao Phraya river above and adjacent to the Saphan Taksin BTS station in the side of Bang Rak .

Nameplate of The Bridge

Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge is one of the 17 bridges in the Chaloem bridge series. They are all bridges built each year at various points in Bangkok to commemorate the King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) on his own birthday. For this bridge built on the king’s 53th anniversary, opened on November 15, 1906. Originally, it was not located in the present. It's a wooden bridge built to cross Khlong Wat Sam Chin (คลองวัดสามจีน) at the side of Wat Traimit in the beginning of Yaowarat road (near today's Odeon Circle) Later some parts were demolished for reconstruct to a new bridge like today.

Currently, Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge is one of the three bridges in Chaloem bridge series that are still in their original state and it's still available today. In 1975 it was registered as one of the ancient monuments of Bangkok by the Fine Arts Department.[1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ โชติช่วง, บูรพา (2014-06-22). "สะพานชุดเฉลิมในรัชกาลที่ 5". Siamrath (in Thai).
  2. ↑ "อยากรู้ไหมสะพานหัวช้างมีช้างกี่เชือก?". Matichon (in Thai). 2015-10-10.
  • "สะพานเฉลิมพันธุ์ 53". Wikimapia (in Thai).
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