Nonthaburi Bridge

Nonthaburi Bridge

สะพานนนทบุรี
Nonthaburi Bridge; สะพานนนทบุรี
Coordinates	13°56′52″N 100°32′06″E / 13.947656°N 100.535052°E
Crosses	Chao Phraya River
Locale	Pak Kret, Nonthaburi and Mueang Pathum Thani, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Characteristics
Design	2-lane truss bridge
Total length	260.20 m
Width	12.00 m
Height	7.50 m
History
Construction start	31 August 1954
Construction end	24 June 1959
Location

Nonthaburi Bridge (Thai: สะพานนนทบุรี, RTGS: Saphan Nonthaburi, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn nōn.tʰá(ʔ).bū.rīː]), also commonly known as Nuanchawee Bridge (สะพานนวลฉวี, RTGS: Saphan Nuanchawi, [sā.pʰāːn nūan.tɕʰā.wǐː]), is a truss bridge spanning the Chao Phraya River between the Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani Provinces in Thailand. Opened in 1959, it carries national highway route 307, and is among the earliest bridges to cross the Chao Phraya. The bridge became known by the name Nuanchawee due to it being a location in the murder of Nualchawee Petchrung, a sensational crime in 1959.

Today the bridge remains an important link between Pathum Thani town and Bangkok's main eastern bank. In 2014, concerns were raised that the bridge's low clearance of 5.3 metres (17 ft) was an obstacle to river shipping in the rainy season. Plans were made to raise the bridge, but were later scrapped due to the potential adverse effects on traffic.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Mahitthirook, Amornrat (11 Oct 2014). "Chao Phraya bridges need lifting". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
^ "นวลฉวีแค่ซ่อมปะผุทาสีใหม่". Thai Rath. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

13°56′52″N 100°32′06″E / 13.94778°N 100.53500°E / 13.94778; 100.53500

[1] Mahitthirook, Amornrat (11 Oct 2014). "Chao Phraya bridges need lifting". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

[2] "นวลฉวีแค่ซ่อมปะผุทาสีใหม่". Thai Rath. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

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