Phra Nang Klao Bridge ( th, สะพานพระนั่งเกล้า, , ) is a bridge over

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

in the area of

Mueang Nonthaburi District Mueang Nonthaburi ( th, เมืองนนทบุรี, , ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Nonthaburi province in Thailand. The city of Nonthaburi has 267,001 inhabitants, while the whole district has 348,553. History The ...

, Nonthaburi Province. In addition to crossing Chao Phraya River, the bridge also connects the area between Sai Ma and Bang Kraso with Suan Yai Subdistricts together along Rattanathibet Road (Highway 302). At present, there is a parallel bridge straddling over the bridge. Phra Nang Klao Bridge started construction in 1983 and completed 1985 (along with Pathum Thani Bridge) by the Department of Rural Roads (DRR), with a total budget of 505.77 million

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. The bridge was named in honours King

Nangklao Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...

(Rama III), the third monarch of

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, who has a mother (Queen

Sri Sulalai Sri Sulalai ( th, ศรีสุลาลัย; ; 1770–1837), née Riam ( th, เรียม), was the wife of Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai, Rama II of Siam and was the mother of Nangklao, Rama III. She was of Persian descent and her famil ...

) from Nonthaburi. The entry ramp on the east side of the river contains the Phra Nang Klao Bridge MRT Station (PP08) on MRT Purple Line.

Neighbouring places

* Phra Nang Klao Hospital * Wat Chaeng Siri Samphan * Wat Noi Nok

References

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