Krung Thep Bridge
The Krungthep Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the third bridge to be built across the Chao Phraya river.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bascule bridge in Bangkok, Thailand
- Also known as: “Krungthep Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rama III Bridge and Wat Bukkhalo.
Rama III Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rama III Bridge, also known as the New Krungthep Bridge, is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. The bridge was completed in 1999 and was designed to alleviate traffic congestion on the adjacent Krungthep Bridge.
Wat Bukkhalo
Buddhist temple
Photo: Preecha.MJ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Bukkhalo is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 350 metres west of Krung Thep Bridge.
Wat Bang Nam Chon
Buddhist temple
Photo: Dharmadana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Bang Nam Chon is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 410 metres northwest of Krung Thep Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thanon Tok and Thonburi.
Thanon Tok
Neighborhood
Thanon Tok is a road junction in the Bang Kho Laem Subdistrict, Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok. It is the point where Charoen Krung, Rama III and Mahaisawan Roads meet.
Thonburi
Photo: mikebehnken, CC BY 2.0.
Thonburi is a vast district that consists of the entire west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. After the sack of Ayutthaya in 1767, General Phraya Taksin made Thonburi the new capital of Siam for a brief period of time.
Wat Kanlaya
Quarter
Wat Kanlaya is a khwaeng of Thon Buri District, Bangkok's Thonburi side, regarded as the northeast area of the district adjacent to the Chao Phraya River's west side. Wat Kanlaya is situated 4 km north of Krung Thep Bridge.
Krung Thep Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Samre, Thon Buri, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.70093° or 13° 42′ 3″ northLongitude
100.492° or 100° 29′ 31″ eastOpen location code
7P52PF2R+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 965033382OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q949446
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Krung Thep Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “曼谷大橋”
- Dutch: “Krungthep-brug”
- German: “Krungthep-Brücke”
- Indonesian: “Jembatan Krungthep”
- Japanese: “クルンテープ橋”
- Korean: “끄룽텝교”
- Literary Chinese: “曼谷大橋”
- Swedish: “Krungthepbron”
- Thai: “สะพานกรุงเทพ”
- Urdu: “کرونگتھیپ پل”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu Krungthep”
- Wu Chinese: “曼谷大桥”
- Yue Chinese: “曼谷大橋”
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