Thewakam Rangrak Bridge ( th, สะพานเทวกรรมรังรักษ์, , ; usually shortened to "Thewakam Bridge") is a historic bridge of

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 ...

located in the border of Wat Sommanat sub-district,

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

district and Si Yaek Maha Nak with Suan Chitlada sub-districts, Dusit district. The bridge crossing over

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 ...

(Phadung Krung Kasem canal) at Nakhon Sawan road (named in honour of Prince

Paribatra Sukhumbandhu Marshal-Admiral Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan (; Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าบริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ กรมพระนค� ...

, Prince of Nakhon Sawan). 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� ...

(Rama V) ordered the Department of Public Works to build in 1899, to link ''Thanon Talat'' (ถนนตลาด) with ''Thanon Plai Talat'' (ถนนปลายตลาด), which is Nakhon Sawan road in the present day. King Chulalongkorn had presided over the bridge's opening ceremony on November 15, 1900. The bridge was later on renovated to be a concrete bridge. And in 1975, it was rebuilt again and enlarged the traffic surface like today condition. This bridge is one of the set of five bridges crossing over Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, all having the name in the meaning of ''"Created by Deity"''. For Thewakam Rangrak meaning ''"The Bridge Created by Thewakam"'' Thais,_similar_to_Ganesh.html" ;"title="Thai_people.html" ;"title="hewakam is a deity according to the faith of Thai people">Thais, similar to Ganesh">Thai_people.html" ;"title="hewakam is a deity according to the faith of Thai people">Thais, similar to Ganesh of Hinduism]. It's located close to the historic marketplace, Talat Nang Loeng and Royal Dusit Golf Club, also considered close to the side of the Government House (Thailand), Government House. So it's another point that is often used as a venue for political demonstrations as well.

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{{reflist Road junctions in Bangkok Bridges in Bangkok Dusit district Pom Prap Sattru Phai district Bridges completed in 1900

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