Chaturaphak Rangsarit Bridge (written as Jaturapak Rangsarit, th, สะพานจตุรภักตร์รังสฤษดิ์) is a historic 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 ...

. This bridge crossing over the

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Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem ( th, คลองผดุงกรุงเกษม, ) is a canal (''khlong'') in Bangkok. It was dug in 1851 in order to serve as a new outer moat for the expanding city, extending its boundaries from the Rattanakosin ...

Lan Luang Road Lan Luang Road ( th, ถนนหลานหลวง, , ; sometimes ''Larn Luang'') is a road in Bangkok, it runs in a short distance of just about 1.5 km (1,500 ft). The road starts at Phan Fa Lilat Bridge straight to the east, cut across Kr ...

, and also called in short as ''Saphan Khao'' (สะพานขาว, "white bridge") according to its colour characteristics. Its location is on a

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between

Khlong Maha Nak Khlong Maha Nak ( th, คลองมหานาค, ) is a ''khlong'' (canal) in Bangkok and considered one of Bangkok's oldest canals. It starts from Khlong Rop Krung (old city moat) in the area of Mahakan Fort and Wat Saket's Golden Mount and ...

and Wat Sommanat Subdistricts of

Pom Prap Sattru Phai District Pom Prap Sattru Phai ( th, ป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย, , or popularly just called Pom Prap, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) ...

and

Si Yaek Maha Nak Subdistrict Si Yaek Maha Nak ( th, สี่แยกมหานาค, ) is a sub-district (''khwaeng'') of Dusit district, Bangkok. History The name ''Si Yaek Maha Nak'' means "Maha Nak Intersection" or "Maha Nak Four Corners". It's a water intersection. ...

in Dusit District. His Majesty the King

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(Rama V) ordered the Department of Public Works to build in 1903, the construction was completed in 1904, H.M.the King gave the name "Chaturaphak Rangsarit Bridge", the term "Chaturaphak" means

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(

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in Thai perception), one of three supreme gods of

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who has four faces, it was later on rebuilt to be a concrete bridge in 1953, with simple concrete hand rails on both sides and the name plate in the middle, at the four corners of the bridge, there is one concrete

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at each end, along with two more similar bridges were added to increase the traffic lanes. This bridge is one of five bridges crossing over Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem all having the name in the meaning of created by the god (consisted of Thewet Narumit Bridge,

Wisukam Narueman Bridge Wisukam Narueman Bridge ( th, สะพานวิศุกรรมนฤมาณ; RTGS: Saphan Wisukam Narueman) is an historic bridge of Bangkok located in the border of Bang Khun Phrom sub-district, Phra Nakhon district and Dusit sub-distr ...

Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge ( th, สะพานมัฆวานรังสรรค์, , ; usually shortened to "Makkhawan Bridge") is an historic bridge of inner Bangkok. The bridge spans Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem (Phadung Krung Kasem canal) o ...

Thewakam Rangrak Bridge Thewakam Rangrak Bridge ( th, สะพานเทวกรรมรังรักษ์, , ; usually shortened to "Thewakam Bridge") is a historic bridge of Bangkok located in the border of Wat Sommanat sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai distri ...

and Chaturaphak Rangsarit Bridge, respectively). Chaturaphak Rangsarit Bridge is located at the end of cheap clothing market

Bobae file:BobaeTower.jpg, Bobae Tower and Prince Palace Hotel file:BobaeStreetVendors.jpg, Street stalls Bobae Market ( th, ตลาดโบ๊เบ๊, , ), usually shortened to ''Bobae'', is a well-known cheap clothing market, both retail and whol ...

near the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. Crossing Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem is Maha Nak Market or Saphan Khao Market, the largest wholesale fruit market in Bangkok, where it is colloquially known as Maha Nak.

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