The Krung Thon bridge over the Chao Phraya river in 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. 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. The length of the bridge alone is meters, with a meter approach on the east side of the river, and a meter approach on the west, for a total length of meters. At its central point, the bridge is meters above mean sea level. The bridge has four lanes for motor vehicle traffic, two in each direction, with no divider. Pedestrian paths meters wide run along either side of the bridge.
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Location: Krung Thon bridge over the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand.
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