{{Infobox bridge |bridge_name = Chamai Maru Chet Bridge |native_name = สะพานชมัยมรุเชฐ |image =BKK Saphan Chamai Maruchet.jpg |caption = |official_name =Saphan Chamai Maru Chet |carries = Phitsanulok Rd (4 lanes of roadway and [[footpath]]s) |crosses = [[Khlong Prem Prachakon]] |locale = [[Dusit Subdistrict, Bangkok|Dusit]] and [[Suan Chitlada]], [[Dusit District|Dusit]], [[Krung Thep|Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] |maint = [[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration]] (BMA) |id = |design = |mainspan = |length = |width = |height = |load = |clearance = |below = |traffic = |begin = 1901 |complete = |open = January 16, 1902 |closed = |toll = |map_cue = |map_image = |map_text = |map_width = |coordinates = {{coord|13.763311|100.513486|type:landmark_region:TH_source:enwiki|display=inline,title}} |lat = |long = }} '''Chamai Maru Chet Bridge''' ({{langx|th|สะพานชมัยมรุเชฐ}}, {{RTGS|''Saphan Chamai Maru Chet''}}, {{IPA|th|sā.pʰāːn t͡ɕʰā.māj mā.rúʔ t͡ɕʰêːt|pron}}) is a historic bridge in Bangkok, situated on Phitsanulok Road in [[Dusit Subdistrict, Bangkok|Dusit]] and [[Suan Chitlada]] Subdistricts, [[Dusit District]], near the [[Government House (Thailand)|Government House]], [[Rajavinit Mathayom School]], [[King Rama IX Memorial Park]], Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (Nang Loeng Campus), and [[Wat Benchamabophit]]. At its eastern end, near [[Rajavinit Mathayom School]], lies Phanitchayakan Intersection, the meeting point of Rama V and Phitsanulok Roads.
In 1901, Princess [[Valaya Alongkorn]], then in her 17th year, commissioned the construction of the bridge as a charitable tribute to her two elder brothers, Prince [[Vajirunhis|Maha Vajirunhis]] and Prince [[Sommatiwongse Varodaya]], who had both died at the age of 17.
Upon completion, King [[Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V) named it "Chamai Maru Chet," meaning "two deceased elder brothers who became deities." ''Chamai'' is a [[Khmer language|Khmer word]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=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|title=ชมัยมรุเชฐ|trans-title=Chamai Maru Chet|date=2008-07-01|accessdate=2019-01-21|work=[[Royal Society of Thailand]]|first=Samruay|last=Nakkanrian}}</ref>
==References== <references /> {{commonscat|Saphan Chamai Maruchet|Chamai Maru Chet Bridge}} [[category:Bridges in Bangkok]] [[category:Bridges completed in 1902]] [[Category:Dusit district]] [[category:Registered ancient monuments in Bangkok]]