Chaloem La 56 Bridge ( th, สะพานเฉลิมหล้า 56), popularly known as Hua Chang Bridge (สะพานหัวช้าง; lit: ''elephant's head bridge''), is a bridge in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
's Thanon Phetchaburi sub-district,
Ratchathewi
Ratchathewi ( th, ราชเทวี, ) is a district in central Bangkok, Thailand. Clockwise from the north, its neighboring districts are Phaya Thai, Din Daeng, Huai Khwang, Watthana, Pathum Wan and Dusit.
History
The district was part o ...
district and
Wang Mai sub-district,
Pathum Wan
Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roya ...
district. The bridge crosses
Khlong Saen Saep
Khlong Saen Saep (, ) is a canal ''(khlong)'' in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachinburi Province and Chachoengsao Province, Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in ...
(Saen Saep canal) on
Phaya Thai Road
Phaya Thai Road ( th, ถนนพญาไท, , ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. It begins at the south side of Victory Monument in Ratchathewi District and continues until Sam Yan Intersection in Pathum Wan District, where it inters ...
.
left, Chaloem La 56 Bridge on a postcard from 1909
Chaloem La 56 Bridge is one of the three remaining bridges of the Chaloem bridge series. The other two are
Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge
Chaloem Phan 53 Bridge ( th, สะพานเฉลิมพันธุ์ 53) is a bridge in Bangkok's Yan Nawa sub-district, Sathon district and Si Lom sub-district, Bang Rak District.
History & characteristics
It's the bridge across mouth ...
in
Bang Rak and
Sathon
Sathon or Sathorn ( th, สาทร, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by six other districts (from north clockwise): Bang Rak, Pathum Wan, Khlong Toei, Yan Nawa, Bang Kho Laem, and Khlon ...
districts, with
Chaloem Lok 55 Bridge nearby. On March 18, 1975 it was registered as one of the
ancient monument
In British law, an ancient monument is an early historical structure or monument (e.g. an archaeological site) worthy of preservation and study due to archaeological or heritage interest. The '' Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 197 ...
s of Bangkok.
References
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1909 establishments in Siam
Bridges in Bangkok
Pathum Wan district
Ratchathewi district
Registered ancient monuments in Bangkok