350px, Phaholyothin Road, near Saphan Mai Saphan Mai ( th, สะพานใหม่, ) is a

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and neighbourhood in north

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, chiefly in the Anusawari Subdistrict, Bang Khen District and part of Khlong Thanon Subdistrict,

Sai Mai District Sai Mai ( th, สายไหม, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by (from north clockwise): Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani province; Khlong Sam Wa, Bang Khen and Don Mueang of Bangkok. As of ...

. The Saphan Mai area covers two sides of Phahonyothin Road for about three kilometres (1.8 mi) from the south, Anusawari Lak Si Circle, to north, Saphan Sukoranakhaseni, a bridge that spans

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Song or Khlong Thanon and connects Bang Khen, Sai Mai, and Don Mueang Districts. The name ''Saphan Mai'' means 'new bridge'. It is the term used by locals for Saphan ('bridge') Sukoranakhaseni (สะพานสุกรนาคเสนีย์) which replaced the old bridge. The main market in the Saphan Mai area is Talat Saphan Mai (ตลาดสะพานใหม่), also known as Talat Ying Charoen (ตลาดยิ่งเจริญ) a large

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founded by Suwapee Thammawattana. It opened on 11 August 1955 on a plot of approximately 30

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(about 11

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Bang Khen district Sai Mai district Neighbourhoods of Bangkok category:Retail markets in Bangkok {{bangkok-stub