Bridge Name: | Chaloem Wan Chat Bridge |
Native Name: | สะพานเฉลิมวันชาติ |
Official Name: | Chaloem Wan Chat Bridge |
Also Known As: | Wan Chat Bridge |
Carries: | Prachathipatai Road |
Crosses: | Khlong Rop Krung (Khlong Bang Lamphu) |
Locale: | Bowon Niwet and Ban Phan Thom Sub-Districts, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand |
Maint: | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) |
Open: | 1940 |
Coordinates: | 13.7594°N 100.5025°W |
Chaloem Wat Chat Bridge (Thai: สะพานเฉลิมวันชาติ,, in Thai pronounced as /sā.pʰāːn t͡ɕʰā.lɤ̌ːm wān t͡ɕʰâːt/; ; sometimes shortened to Saphan Wan Chat) is a bridge and four-way intersection in the area of Bang Lamphu, Bowon Niwet and Ban Phan Thom sub-districts, Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok. It's not far from Khao San and Rambuttri roads.
Chaloem Wan Chat Bridge is a bridge across Khlong Rop Krung (around the city canal) or popularly known as Khlong Bang Lamphu. The bridge was built in 1940 by the government of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram to commemorate the national day of Thailand. It also signifies the beginning of Prachathipatai road as it continues northeastward from Dinso road. Phra Sumen road passes through the bridge's southwestern foot at the eponymous Saphan Wan Chat Intersection.
Around the intersection is well known for its numerous national flag and other types of flags includes portrait frames stores that have been operating since the past, also hostels, restaurants and cafés serving tourists like the nearby Khao San road.[1]