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Bhumibol Bridges Phra Pradaeng |
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The Bhumibol Bridge, also known as the Industrial Ring Road
Bridge is part of the 13 km long Industrial Ring Road connecting
southern Bangkok with Samut Prakan Province. The bridge crosses
the Chao Phraya River twice, with two striking cable-stayed
spans of lengths of 702 m and 582 m supported by two
diamond-shaped pylons 173 m and 164 m high. Where the two spans
meet, another road rises to join them at a free-flowing
interchange suspended 50 metres above the ground.The bridge
opened for traffic on 20 September 2006, before the official
opening date of 5 December 2006. It is part of the Bangkok
Industrial Ring Road, a royal scheme initiated by King Bhumibol
Adulyadej that aimed to solve traffic problems within Bangkok
and surrounding areas, especially the industrial area around
Khlong Toei Port, southern Bangkok, and Samut Prakan
Province.According to tradition, all bridges over the Chao
Phraya in Bangkok are named after a member of the royal family.
In October 2009, it was announced that both bridges would be
named after King Bhumibol Adulyadej, with the northern bridge
officially named "Bhumibol 1 Bridge" and the southern bridge
"Bhumibol 2 Bridge". The unofficial name "Mega Bridge" was also
widely used.The bridge was featured on the Discovery
Channel.Structure Bhumibol Bridge 1 is the northern bridge
connecting Yan Nawa District, Bangkok and Phra Pradaeng
District, Samut Prakan. It is a cable-stayed bridge with seven
lanes together with two high pillars. The structure is
reinforced concrete 50 m above water level. Bhumibol Bridge 2 is
the southern bridge. The structure is almost the same as
Bhumibol Bridge 1, with seven lanes and two high pillars and
built using reinforced concrete 50 m above the level of the
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13.66291 N |
100.53882 E |
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