Phra Pok Klao Bridge

Phra Pok Klao Bridge
Coordinates	13°44′20″N 100°29′56″E / 13.738999°N 100.498981°E / 13.738999; 100.498981Coordinates: 13°44′20″N 100°29′56″E / 13.738999°N 100.498981°E / 13.738999; 100.498981
Carries	6 lanes of roadway
Crosses	Chao Phraya river
Locale	Bangkok, Thailand
Characteristics
Total length	745 m
Longest span	100 m
Clearance below	8.9 m
History
Opened	December 3, 1984

Phra Pok Klao Bridge (Thai: สะพานพระปกเกล้า) is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand. The bridge was designed to alleviate traffic congestion on the adjacent Memorial Bridge. The bridge is composed of 3 viaducts, with the central viaduct designed to carry future mass transit links. As of December 2007 there are no plans to use the central viaduct.

External links

Pokklao Bridge Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand.

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 Rama V Maha Chesadabodindranusorn Phra Nang Klao Rama IV Nonthaburi Pathum Thani II Pathum Thani I

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