Rama III Bridge

Rama III Bridge
Rama III Bridge (right) and Krungthep Bridge (left)
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
Carries	Six lanes of roadway
Crosses	Chao Phraya River
Locale	Bangkok, Thailand
Characteristics
Design	Cantilever bridge
Total length	1864m ^[1]
Width	23 m
Longest span	226m
Clearance below	32 m
History
Construction begin	October 1996
Construction end	October 1999
Construction cost	NOK 400 million^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 Reference portfolio - Ramah III bridge (PDF), Aas Jakobsen, retrieved 12 August 2014
↑ Krungthep Bridge at Structurae
↑ "New Krungthep Bridge, Bangkok, Thailand". Road Traffic Technology. Retrieved 2007-11-27.

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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