| Country: | THA |
| Tha Phra | |
| Other Names: | Thai: ท่าพระ |
| Location: | Wat Tha Phra, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Coord: | 13.7294°N 100.475°W |
| Type: | Four-way at-grade intersection with bidirectional flyover and tunnel |
| Roads: | Charan Sanit Wong (north) Ratchadaphisek (south) Phet Kasem (east–west) |
Tha Phra (Thai: ท่าพระ, in Thai pronounced as /tʰâː pʰráʔ/) is a main road intersection in the Wat Tha Phra Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai District in Thon Buri side, Bangkok.
The intersection is the junction of Ratchadaphisek (Inner Ring Road) and Charan Sanit Wong Roads, include the first junction of Phet Kasem Road (Highway 4), the road to southern Thailand and the longest road in Thailand.[1]
Around Tha Phra intersection, there is an overpass on the junction of Phet Kasem Road, and a tunnel between Ratchadapisek with Charan Sanit Wong Roads. It is considered one of the most traffic jam intersection of Thonburi side (west bank of Chao Phraya river).[2]
The name "Tha Phra" comes from Wat Tha Phra (วัดท่าพระ) a temple located near the intersection, on the inbound side of Charan Sanit Wong Road.[3]
Tha Phra intersection is the location of Tha Phra MRT station on the MRT Blue Line, which allows self-interchange between the Bang Sue–Tha Phra and the Hua Lamphong–Lak Song segments of the line.[4]
In the era before Phet Kasem Road was cut (1950), Tha Phra and vicinities were all fruit orchards and canals. The most famous fruit was Burmese grape.[5]
It originated as a three-way junction of Phet Kasem and Charan Sanit Wong Roads, the expansion of Ratchadaphisek Road in the mid-1980s turned it into a four-way intersection. The overpass was completed and opened in 1991.