Chulalongkorn Bridge

Chulalongkorn Bridge สะพานจุฬาลงกรณ์
Coordinates	13°32′28″N 99°49′27″E
Carries	1 Railway track
Crosses	Mae Klong River
Locale	Ratchaburi Province
Official name	Chulalongkorn Bridge
Maintained by	State Railway of Thailand
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge
Total length	149.7 metres
Longest span	49.9 metres
History
Constructed by	Takigami Industries Co., Ltd.[1]
Opened	circa 1901
Location

Chulalongkorn Bridge (Thai: สะพานจุฬาลงกรณ์) is a three-span railway bridge in Thailand crossings Mae Klong River. It is situated in Mueang Ratchaburi District, Ratchaburi Province, on the Southern Line Railway and paralleled to Thanarat Bridge. The bridge is named after King Chulalongkorn.

Local people always calls Chulalongkorn Bridge in the name Saphan Dam (สะพานดำ), that refers to Black Bridge.[2]

History

Chulalongkorn Bridge had been bombed by the Allied aircraft during World War II many times. Up to the present, under the Mae Klong River there are still many bombs from that era and the remains of steam locomotive.

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Features

It is a three-span truss bridge, each span of length 49.9 meters.

See also

• Saphan Chulalongkorn Halt: an adjacent railway halt

References

1. "ตะลอน ๔ บุรี ตามเก็บสายแม่กลอง ไปเมืองโอ่ง แวะเที่ยวเพชรบุรี" [Roams 4 cities, collect photo from Maeklong Line, go to city of jars and visit Phetchaburi]. Rotfaithai (in Thai). Thailand. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
2. Chantarawong, Suchart. "โครงการย้อนรอยทางรถไฟสายประวัติศาสตร์จังหวัดราชบุรี (ปฏิบัติการกู้หัวรถจักรไอน้ำ)" [Retrace historic railway line project Ratchaburi Province (Steam locomotive recovery operations)] (in Thai). Thailand: Fort Bhanurangsi Engineer Department. Retrieved 29 April 2019.