Chamai Maru Chet Bridge ( th, สะพานชมัยมรุเชฐ, , ) is a historic bridge in Bangkok located on Phitsanulok Road,
Suan Chitlada Sudditrict,
Dusit District in the area of
Government House near
Rajavinit Mathayom School,
Nang Loeng Racecourse
The Royal Turf Club of Thailand under Royal Patronage ( th, ราชตฤณมัยสมาคมแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์) is a sports club in Thailand, formerly located at ...
, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon:
Nang Loeng Campus and
Wat Benchamabophit. At the end of the bridge on Rajavinit Mathayom School side is
four-way intersection that is the meeting point of Rama V and Phitsanulok Roads, called Phanitchayakan Intersection (แยกพาณิชยการ).
In the year 1901, Princess
Valaya Alongkorn
Valaya Alongkorn, Princess of Phetchaburi ( th, วไลยอลงกรณ์; ; 16 April 1884 – 15 February 1938), was a princess of Siam (later Thailand), and a member of the Chakri dynasty. She was the daughter of King Chulalongkorn ...
was 15 years old and entered the 17th year, compared to her older brothers, who had died, the two are Prince
Maha Vajirunhis and Prince
Sommatiwongse Varodaya
Prince Sommatiwongse Varodaya, The Prince of Nakhon Si Thammarat ( th, สมมุติวงศ์วโรทัย; ) was the Prince of Siam (later Thailand He was a member of Siamese royal family is a son of King Chulalongkorn Rama V of Si ...
. She then built a bridge to be a charity devoted to both of her older brothers who had died earlier with age 17.
When it was completed, King
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร ...
(Rama V) gave the official name that "Chamai Maru Chet" means that ''"older brothers who was a both deity"'' (Chamai is
Khmer word means "both" or "twice", and Maru Chet is two Thai words that mean "deceased brother" or "brother who was a deity"). The opening ceremony was held on January 16, 1902.
References
{{commonscat, Saphan Chamai Maruchet, Chamai Maru Chet Bridge
category:Bridges in Bangkok
category:Bridges completed in 1902
Dusit district
category:Registered ancient monuments in Bangkok