Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Krung Thon Bridge

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Crosses
  
Chao Phraya River

Longest span
  
64 m

Construction end
  
Late 1957

Opened
  
7 March 1958

Location
  
Bangkok

Carry
  
Pedestrian

Locale
  
Bangkok, Thailand

Construction begin
  
31 August 1954

Total length
  
649 m

Clearance below
  
7.5 m

Body of water
  
Chao Phraya River

Krung Thon Bridge

Carries
  
4 lanes of roadway, pedestrians

Address
  
Bangkok, จังหวัด กรุงเทพมหานคร 10300, Thailand

Similar
  
Rama VIII Bridge, Phra Pin‑klao Bridge, Rama VII Bridge, Memorial Bridge, Rama VI Bridge

Chao phraya river near krung thon bridge bangkok thailand


Krung Thon Bridge (Thai: สะพานกรุงธน) is a bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, in Thailand, connecting the districts Dusit and Bang Phlat. The bridge has 6 spans, and consists of a steel superstructure resting on concrete piers.

Contents

Chao phraya river krung thon bridge sung hi


History

Construction on the bridge began on August 31, 1954, by the Japanese company Fuji Car Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with Sahawitsawa Kan Yotha Co., Ltd. as its local representative. A cornerstone ceremony was held on June 24, 1955. Construction was completed in late 1957, and the bridge was first opened to traffic on March 7, 1958. It was constructed to relieve traffic on Memorial Bridge, and cost 24,837,500 baht.

Krung Thong Bridge has been known to locals as Sang Hi Bridge (Thai: สะพานซังฮี้, Saphan Sang Hi) since construction began, before it was officially christened, because it extends from Ratchawithi Road, formerly named Sang Hi Road.

Dimensions

The length of the bridge alone is 366.20 metres, with a 185.50 metre approach on the east side of the river, and a 97.20 metre approach on the west, for a total length of 648.90 metres. At its central point, the bridge is 7.5 metres above mean sea level.

The bridge has four lanes for motor vehicle traffic, two in each direction, with no divider. Pedestrian paths 2.5 metres wide run along either side of the bridge.

References

Krung Thon Bridge Wikipedia