# Chamai Maru Chet Bridge

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Bridge in Bangkok, Thailand

Chamai Maru Chet Bridge สะพานชมัยมรุเชฐ Coordinates 13°45′48″N 100°30′49″E / 13.763311°N 100.513486°E / 13.763311; 100.513486 Carries Phitsanulok Rd (4 lanes of roadway and footpaths) Crosses Khlong Prem Prachakon Locale Dusit and Suan Chitlada, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand Official name Saphan Chamai Maru Chet Maintained by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) History Construction start 1901 Opened January 16, 1902 Location Interactive map of Chamai Maru Chet Bridge

**Chamai Maru Chet Bridge** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): สะพานชมัยมรุเชฐ, [RTGS](/source/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription): **Saphan Chamai Maru Chet**, pronounced [\[sā.pʰāːn t͡ɕʰā.māj mā.rúʔ t͡ɕʰêːt\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai)) is a historic bridge in Bangkok, situated on Phitsanulok Road in [Dusit](/source/Dusit_Subdistrict%2C_Bangkok) and [Suan Chitlada](/source/Suan_Chitlada) Subdistricts, [Dusit District](/source/Dusit_District), near the [Government House](/source/Government_House_(Thailand)), [Rajavinit Mathayom School](/source/Rajavinit_Mathayom_School), [King Rama IX Memorial Park](/source/King_Rama_IX_Memorial_Park), Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (Nang Loeng Campus), and [Wat Benchamabophit](/source/Wat_Benchamabophit). At its eastern end, near [Rajavinit Mathayom School](/source/Rajavinit_Mathayom_School), lies Phanitchayakan Intersection, the meeting point of Rama V and Phitsanulok Roads.

In 1901, Princess [Valaya Alongkorn](/source/Valaya_Alongkorn), then in her 17th year, commissioned the construction of the bridge as a charitable tribute to her two elder brothers, Prince [Maha Vajirunhis](/source/Vajirunhis) and Prince [Sommatiwongse Varodaya](/source/Sommatiwongse_Varodaya), who had both died at the age of 17.

Upon completion, King [Chulalongkorn](/source/Chulalongkorn) (Rama V) named it "Chamai Maru Chet," meaning "two deceased elder brothers who became deities." *Chamai* is a [Khmer word](/source/Khmer_language) meaning "both" or "twice," while *Maru Chet* derives from Thai words referring to a deceased brother who is revered as a deity. The bridge was officially opened on January 16, 1902.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Nakkanrian, Samruay (2008-07-01). ["ชมัยมรุเชฐ"](http://legacy.orst.go.th/?knowledges=%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%90-%E0%B9%91-%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%8E%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A1-%E0%B9%92%E0%B9%95%E0%B9%95) [Chamai Maru Chet]. *[Royal Society of Thailand](/source/Royal_Society_of_Thailand)*. Retrieved 2019-01-21.

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