Kanchanaphisek Bridge

Kanchanaphisek Bridge

View from west side, on Suksawad Road
Official name Kanchanaphisek Bridge
Carries 6 lanes of Motorway Route 9
Crosses Chao Phraya River
Locale Samut Prakan Province, Thailand
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Total length 951 m
Width 36.7 m
Height 187.6 m
Longest span 500 m
Clearance below 52.2 m
Construction begin 2004
Opened 15 November 2007

The Kanchanaphisek Bridge (Thai: สะพานกาญจนาภิเษก) is a cable stayed bridge crossing the Chao Phraya river in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is part of the Outer Ring Road encircling Bangkok. The bridge was opened to traffic on November 15, 2007, and has a main span of 500 metres.

The bridge was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff. The bridge is part of the Outer Ring Road network, thus there is a toll for its use.

External links

South Outer Bangkok Ring Road Bridge at Structurae