Taksin Bridge

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Taksin Bridge
Official name	King Taksin Bridge
Carries	6 lanes of roadway, Bangkok Skytrain, pedestrians
Crosses	Chao Phraya river
Locale	Bangkok, Thailand
Longest span	92 m
Total length	1,791 m
Clearance below	12 m
Completion date	1 February 1979
Opening date	6 May 1982
Coordinates	13°43′08″N 100°30′45″E / 13.718791, 100.512543Coordinates: 13°43′08″N 100°30′45″E / 13.718791, 100.512543

The Taksin Bridge (Thai: สะพานสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสิน) is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand. The bridge was designed with a large gap between opposing traffic directions to accommodate a canceled mass transit system. The disused foundations were eventually adapted for the Bangkok Skytrain^[1], though as of November 2007 the cross-river Skytrain service has not yet started.

The entry ramp on the east side of the river contains the Saphan Taksin Skytrain station as well as a pier for the Chao Phraya Express Boat.

[edit] References

1. ^ THE 1979 BANGKOK MASS TRANSIT MASTERPLAN. 2bangkok.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.

[edit] External links

• Taksin Bridge Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand. Retrieved on 31 December 2007

Crossings of the Chao Phraya River Upstream Phra Pok Klao Bridge Taksin Bridge Downstream Rama III Bridge