Memorial Bridge (Bangkok)
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Memorial Bridge สะพานปฐมบรมราชานุสรณ์ | |
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 Memorial Bridge with the Express Boat Pier | |
| Coordinates | 13°44′21″N100°29′51″E/ 13.73917°N 100.49750°E |
| Carries | 3 lanes of roadway, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Chao Phraya River |
| Locale | Bangkok,Thailand |
| Other name(s) | Phra Phuttayotfa Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 678 m |
| Longest span | 78 m |
| Clearance below | 7.3 m |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 April 1932 |
| Location | |
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TheMemorial Bridge(Thai:สะพานปฐมบรมราชานุสรณ์) is abascule bridgeover theChao Phraya RiverinBangkok,Thailand,connecting the districts ofPhra NakhonandThonburi.[1][2]
History
[edit]The bridge opened on 6 April 1932,[3]by KingPrajadhipok(Rama VII) in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of theChakri dynastyand the foundation of Bangkok, shortly before theSiamese coup d'étatof 24 June 1932. In English the bridge is commonly known as Memorial Bridge, however in Thai, it is most commonly known asPhra Phutthayotfa Bridge(สะพานพระพุทธยอดฟ้า), after KingPhutthayotfa Chulalok(Rama I), the first king of the Chakri dynasty. The name is more commonly shortened asSaphan Phut(สะพานพุทธ) orPhut BridgeorBuddha Bridge(meaning:Bridge of Buddha).[4]
Construction of the bridge was started on 3 December 1929[3]byDorman Long,Middlesbrough, England, under the supervision of Italian technicians from SNOS (Società Nazionale Officine Savignano).[5]The bridge used to have a double-leafbascule-typelifting mechanism, which is now unused.[6]
On 5 June 1944, as part of thebombing of Bangkok in World War II,a force ofB-29 Superfortresses,in a test of their capabilities before being deployed against theJapanese home islands,targeted the bridge. Their bombs fell over two kilometers away, damaging no civilian structures, but downed sometramlines and destroyed a Japanese military hospital and theJapanese secret policeheadquarters. It was not until 1947 that Thai authorities learned of the intended target. Eventually, it was taken out by the Allies and rebuilt in 1949.[7][8][9]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^"พระปฐมบรมราชานุสรณ์เฉลิมพระเกียรติ (สะพานพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลกมหาราช)".
- ^http://wiki.kpi.ac.th/index.php?title=%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%90%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B9%8C
- ^ab"Memorial Bridge".Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand. Archived fromthe originalon 28 May 2008.Retrieved10 December2014.
- ^"สะพานพุทธยอดฟ้า จังหวัดกรุงเทพมหานคร ประเทศไทย".
- ^Fasoli, Vilma; Filippi, Francesca B. (2014-12-01)."The penetration of Italian professionals in the context of the Siamese modernization".ABE Journal(5).doi:10.4000/abe.841.ISSN2275-6639.S2CID106975874.
- ^Fasoli, Vilma (2014). "The penetration of Italian professionals in the context of the Siamese modernization".ABE Journal(5/2014).
- ^Duncan Stearn (30 May – 5 June 2003)."A Slice of Thai History: The air war over Thailand, 1941-1945; Part Two, The Allies attack Thailand, 1942-1945".Pattaya Mail.XI(21). Pattaya Mail Publishing Co.Retrieved17 February2012.
- ^"ย้อนอดีต 6 เม.ย. 2475 ชมภาพชุดพิธีเปิด" สะพานพุทธ "และพระบรมราชานุสาวรีย์ ร.1 (มีคลิป)".6 April 2016.
- ^"พระบรมพระบาทสมเด็จพระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลก ประดิษฐานอยู่ที่เชิงสะพานปฐมบรมราชานุสรณ์ (สะพานพุทธ) กรุงเทพฯ".
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