Kanchanaphisek Bridge

Kanchanaphisek Bridge
View from the Chao Phraya River
Coordinates	13°38′05″N 100°32′15″E / 13.634831°N 100.537477°E / 13.634831; 100.537477Coordinates: 13°38′05″N 100°32′15″E / 13.634831°N 100.537477°E / 13.634831; 100.537477
Carries	6 lanes of Motorway Route 9
Crosses	Chao Phraya River
Locale	Samut Prakan Province, Thailand
Official name	Kanchanaphisek Bridge
Characteristics
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
History
Construction begin	2004
Opened	15 November 2007

Part of Motorway 9

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.

See also

• King Bhumibol Adulyadej

External links

South Outer Bangkok Ring Road Bridge at Structurae

Cable-stayed bridges in Southeast Asia
Cambodia	Neak Loeung Bridge
Indonesia	Barelang Bridge Pasupati Bridge Suramadu Bridge
Malaysia	Langkawi Sky Bridge Muar Second Bridge Penang Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) Prai River Bridge Seri Saujana Bridge Seri Wawasan Bridge Sungai Johor Bridge
Philippines	Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Thailand	Bhumibol Bridge Kanchanaphisek Bridge Rama VIII Bridge Rama IX Bridge
Vietnam	Bãi Cháy Bridge Bính Bridge Cần Thơ Bridge Hàn River Bridge Mỹ Thuận Bridge Nhật Tân Bridge Phú Mỹ Bridge Rạch Miễu Bridge Trần Thị Lý Bridge
Cable-stayed bridges by country