Chulalongkorn Bridge Explained

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Bridge Name:Chulalongkorn Bridge
Official Name:Chulalongkorn Bridge
Native Name:สะพานจุฬาลงกรณ์
Locale:Ratchaburi Province
Carries:1 Railway track
Crosses:Mae Klong River
Mainspan:49.9 metres
Length:149.7 metres
Open:circa 1901
Maint:State Railway of Thailand
Design:Truss bridge
Builder:Takigami Industries Co., Ltd.[1]

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.

Local people always calls Chulalongkorn Bridge in the name Saphan Dam (สะพานดำ), that refers to Black Bridge.

History

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.

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Features

It is a three-span truss bridge, each span of length 49.9 meters.

See also

an adjacent railway halt

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ตะลอน ๔ บุรี ตามเก็บสายแม่กลอง ไปเมืองโอ่ง แวะเที่ยวเพชรบุรี . . 1 November 2007 . Rotfaithai . Thailand . th . Roams 4 cities, collect photo from Maeklong Line, go to city of jars and visit Phetchaburi . 3 January 2022 . live . https://archive.today/20130929043454/http://portal.rotfaithai.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=48298%2348298 . 29 September 2013.
  2. Web site: โครงการย้อนรอยทางรถไฟสายประวัติศาสตร์จังหวัดราชบุรี (ปฏิบัติการกู้หัวรถจักรไอน้ำ) . Chantarawong . Suchart . Fort Bhanurangsi Engineer Department . Thailand . th . Retrace historic railway line project Ratchaburi Province (Steam locomotive recovery operations) . 29 April 2019.