Chulalongkorn Bridge ( th, สะพานจุฬาลงกรณ์) is a three-span railway bridge in
Thailand crossings
Mae Klong River. It is situated in
Mueang Ratchaburi District,
Ratchaburi Province, on the
Southern Line Railway and paralleled to Thanarat Bridge. The bridge is named after 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 ...
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Local people always calls Chulalongkorn Bridge in the name Saphan Dam (สะพานดำ), that refers to Black Bridge.
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History
Chulalongkorn Bridge had been bombed by the Allied aircraft during World War II many times. Up to the present, under the Mae Klong River there are still many bombs from that era and the remains of steam locomotive.
Features
It is a three-span truss bridge, each span of length 49.9 meters.
See also
* Saphan Chulalongkorn Halt: an adjacent railway halt
References
Railway bridges in Thailand
Bridges completed in 1901
Truss bridges
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