250px, The phase of the Rama III Road in Yannawa's Chong Nonsi area 250px, Rama III Bridge (higher) a part of Rama III Road by nighttime in 2017 Rama III Road ( th, ถนนพระรามที่ 3, ; usually shortened to ) is one main road in inner

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. The long road runs along the bend of

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 ...

on the Phra Nakhon side (Bangkok core) all the route.

Route

Rama III Road starts from the foot of

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Thanon Tok 250px, Thanon Tok in 2020 Thanon Tok ( th, ถนนตก, ) is a road junction in the Bang Kho Laem Subdistrict, Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok. It is a crossroad of Charoen Krung, Rama III and Mahaisawan Roads, with considered as the last ...

quarter where it intersects with Mahai Sawan and the last phase of

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s in the area of

Bang Kho Laem District Bang Kho Laem ( th, บางคอแหลม, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The incumbent district officer is Samita Xanthavanij. The district is bounded by (clockwise from north) Sathon, Yannawa, and across th ...

. Then eastward up till Nang Linchi Junction, where it crosses Nang Linchi Road at front of Wat Chong Lom temple, then northeastward crosses Chuea Phloeng Road and Eastern Railway Line (Mae Nam Branch) from nearby

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on the periphery of Yannawa and

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Districts, then enters the full Khlong Toei area up till ends at Na Ranong Square, the five-ways intersection of Sunthonkosa, Ratchadaphisek and Na Ranong Roads near Khlong Toei Market and

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. The

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(Sathon–Ratchaphruek route) operate and there are six stations (consist of Rama III Bridge, Charoenrat, Rama IX Bridge, Wat Dokmai, Wat Pariwat, Wat Dan) on this road. Rama III is a road that connects to many main roads, including Ratchadaphisek, Sathu Pradit,

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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 ...

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s, as well as

Bhumibol Bridge The Bhumibol Bridge ( th, สะพานภูมิพล), also known as the Industrial Ring Road Bridge ( th, สะพานวงแหวนอุตสาหกรรม) is part of the 13 km long Industrial Ring Road connecting sout ...

(Mega Bridge), etc.

Rama III Bridge The Rama III Bridge ( th, สะพานพระราม 3, , ), 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 co ...

(widely known as Krungthep II Bridge or New Krungthep Bridge) carries the road as well.

History

Rama III Road was born before the

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when Thai government wanted to expand the commercial zone from the narrow and unable to expand

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to a new location. Therefore, there are many businessmen and investors investing in building many high-rise buildings included a large number port warehouses along the road, such as

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Headquarters,

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, Rama III Office and IT Division, which many of these buildings have become abandoned because of the 1997 financial crisis. Its named in honour of

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 sovereign of

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, who was regarded as an expert in merchanting, to match the road history and its condition. Because in the past, there were merchant ships cruising along the river, where Thanon Tok Port was considered the main port of Siamese capital in those days.

References

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