Phra Pok Klao Bridge

Phra Pok Klao Bridge (Thai: สะพานพระปกเกล้า) is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It serves to connect the two sides of the Chao Phraya River in the Bangkok area, namely Phra Nakhon District's Wang Burapha Phirom and Samphanthawong District's Chakkrawat with Khlong San District's Somdet Chao Phraya as well as Thonburi District's Wat Kanlaya.[1]

Phra Pok Klao Bridge

สะพานพระปกเกล้า
Coordinates13.738999°N 100.498981°E / 13.738999; 100.498981
Carries6 lanes of roadway
CrossesChao Phraya River
LocaleBangkok, Thailand
Characteristics
Total length745 m
Longest span100 m
Clearance below8.9 m
History
OpenedDecember 3, 1984

History

Phra Pok Klao Bridge was built in 1982 on the 200th anniversary of Rattanakosin or Bangkok nowadays. The bridge was designed to alleviate traffic congestion on the adjacent Memorial Bridge. The bridge is composed of three viaducts, with the central viaduct designed to carry future mass transit links. The bridge was named after King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) since he was the builder of the nearby Memorial Bridge.[2][3]

In June 2020, the central viaduct that used to be the structure of the failed Lavalin Skytrain project will be converted into a sky park, and will be considered as the first sky park in Southeast Asia.[4][5]

References
  1. https://sites.google.com/site/kunthiwa602phanrada/saphan-phra-pkkela
  2. https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9630000050447
  3. https://siamrath.co.th/n/124610
  4. "พระปกเกล้า-สกายพาร์ค "สวนสาธารณะลอยฟ้า" แห่งแรกของเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้" [Phra Pok Klao-Sky Park the first "hanging park" of Southeast Asia]. Dailymirror (in Thai). 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  5. https://www.prachachat.net/property/news-463089
  • Pokklao Bridge Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand (link broken).


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