Rama III Bridge

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Rama III Bridge
Rama III Bridge (right) and Krungthep Bridge (left)
Carries	6 lanes of roadway
Crosses	Chao Phraya river
Locale	Bangkok, Thailand
Design	Cantilever bridge
Total length	2,170 m
Width	23 m
Longest span	226 m
Clearance below	32 m
Construction begin	October 1996
Construction end	October 1999
Coordinates	13°42′05″N 100°29′33″E / 13.701519°N 100.492619°E / 13.701519; 100.492619Coordinates: 13°42′05″N 100°29′33″E / 13.701519°N 100.492619°E / 13.701519; 100.492619

The Rama III Bridge (Thai: สะพานพระราม 3), also known as the New Krungthep Bridge, is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand. The bridge was completed in 1999 and was designed to alleviate traffic congestion on the adjacent Krungthep Bridge.

External links

Krungthep Bridge at Structurae

References

"New Krungthep Bridge, Bangkok, Thailand". Road Traffic Technology. Retrieved 2007-11-27.

v t e Bridges over the Chao Phraya River

Kanchanaphisek Bhumibol I & II Rama IX Krungthep Rama III Taksin Phra Pok Klao Memorial Phra Pin-klao Rama VIII Krung Thon Rama VI Rama VII Bridge Phra Nang Klao I & II Rama IV Nonthaburi Pathum Thani II Pathum Thani I

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