Chulalongkorn Bridge (Thai: สะพานจุฬาลงกรณ์) is a three-span railway bridge in Thailand crossings Mae Klong River. It is situated in Mueang Ratchaburi District, Ratchaburi Province, on the Southern Line Railway and paralleled to Thanarat Bridge. The bridge is named after King Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn Bridge สะพานจุฬาลงกรณ์ | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°32′28″N 99°49′27″E / 13.54122°N 99.82403°E |
| Carries | 1 Railway track |
| Crosses | Mae Klong River |
| Locale | Ratchaburi Province |
| Official name | Chulalongkorn Bridge |
| Maintained by | State Railway of Thailand |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Total length | 149.7 metres |
| Longest span | 49.9 metres |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Takigami Industries Co., Ltd.[1] |
| Opened | circa 1901 |
| Location | |
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Local people always calls Chulalongkorn Bridge in the name Saphan Dam (สะพานดำ), that refers to Black Bridge.[2]
History edit
Chulalongkorn Bridge had been bombed by the Allied aircraft during World War II many times. Up to the present, under the Mae Klong River there are still many bombs from that era and the remains of steam locomotive.
Features edit
It is a three-span truss bridge, each span of length 49.9 meters.
See also edit
- Saphan Chulalongkorn Halt: an adjacent railway halt
References edit
- ^ "ตะลอน ๔ บุรี ตามเก็บสายแม่กลอง ไปเมืองโอ่ง แวะเที่ยวเพชรบุรี" [Roams 4 cities, collect photo from Maeklong Line, go to city of jars and visit Phetchaburi]. Rotfaithai (in Thai). Thailand. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b Chantarawong, Suchart. "โครงการย้อนรอยทางรถไฟสายประวัติศาสตร์จังหวัดราชบุรี (ปฏิบัติการกู้หัวรถจักรไอน้ำ)" [Retrace historic railway line project Ratchaburi Province (Steam locomotive recovery operations)] (in Thai). Thailand: Fort Bhanurangsi Engineer Department. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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