Taksin Bridge

{{Infobox bridge |bridge_name = Taksin Bridge |native_name = สะพานสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช |image = Bangkok - panoramio - Anil Kaushik (1).jpg |caption = |official_name = King Taksin Bridge |also_known_as =Sathon Bridge |carries = 6 lanes of roadway, [[Bangkok Skytrain]], pedestrians |crosses = [[Chao Phraya River]] |locale = [[Khet Khlong San|Khlong San]], [[Bang Rak District|Bang Rak]], [[Sathon]], [[Krung Thep|Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] |maint = |id = |design = |mainspan = 92 m |length = 1,791 m |width = |height = |load = |preceded = [[Phra Pok Klao Bridge]] |followed = [[Rama III Bridge]] |clearance = |below = 12 m |traffic = |begin =1 February 1979 |complete = 5 May 1982 |open = 6 May 1982 |closed = |toll = |map_cue = |map_image = |map_text = |map_width = |coordinates = {{coord|13.718791|100.512543|type:landmark_region:TH_source:enwiki|display=inline,title}} |lat = |long = }}

The '''Taksin Bridge''' ({{langx|th|สะพานสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช}}, {{RTGS|''Saphan Somdet Phrachao Taksin Maha Rat''}}, {{IPA|th|sā.pʰāːn sǒm.dèt pʰráʔ.t͡ɕâːw tàːk.sǐn mā.hǎː râːt|pron}}; usually abbreviated to simply {{lang|th|สะพานตากสิน}}, {{IPA|th|sā.pʰāːn tàːk.sǐn|}}), or commonly known as '''Sathon Bridge''' ({{lang|th|สะพานสาทร}}, {{RTGS|''Saphan Sathon''}}, {{IPA|th|sā.pʰāːn sǎː.tʰɔ̄ːn|}}) is a bridge crossing the [[Chao Phraya River]] in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].

==History== It is the sixth bridge built across the Chao Phraya River to link [[Sathon Road|Sathon]] and Krung Thon Buri Roads in [[Thonburi]] side (after [[Rama VI Bridge]], [[Memorial Bridge (Bangkok)|Memorial Bridge]], [[Krung Thon Bridge]], [[Krungthep Bridge]], [[Phra Pin Klao Bridge]], chronologically). His Majesty the King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] (Rama IX) presided over the opening ceremony of the bridge on 6 May 1982 on the occasion of [[Rattanakosin]]'s 200th anniversary. The bridge was named in honours King [[Taksin]], the founder and ruler of [[Thonburi Kingdom]].

Before the construction of the bridge, the Chao Phraya River was crowded with huge ocean-going [[steamship|steamer]]s, cargo ships, and passenger ships passing up river to the port in the north of Bangkok. After completion of the bridge, the port was moved to the south at [[Bangkok Port]], also known as Khlong Toei Port.

==Characteristics== The bridge was designed with a large gap between opposing traffic directions to accommodate the canceled [[Lavalin Skytrain]] system. The disused foundations were eventually adapted for the [[BTS Skytrain]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2bangkok.com/2bangkok/MassTransit/bangkokmasterplan.shtml |title=THE 1979 BANGKOK MASS TRANSIT MASTERPLAN |accessdate=2007-11-27 |work=2bangkok.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030813033523/http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/MassTransit/bangkokmasterplan.shtml |archivedate=2003-08-13 }}</ref> with train services across the bridge beginning on 5 December 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fsites%2Fsystem%2Ferrors%2FWebspaceNotFound%3Fpath%3D%2Fkunthiwa602phanrada%2Fprawati-saphan-phracea-tak-mharach&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fsites%2Fsystem%2Ferrors%2FWebspaceNotFound%3Fpath%3D%2Fkunthiwa602phanrada%2Fprawati-saphan-phracea-tak-mharach&ifkv=AXo7B7XuhwLQt8BowQoHARoE0z5e0tsbY_dJB8jtnwjOhd9TDCkS79CedE6Zx6NG5zpBQrIb6arALw&passive=1209600&service=jotspot&flowName=WebLiteSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&dsh=S1057466452%3A1693628457596474|title=Google Sites: Sign-in|website=accounts.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.mthai.com/tag/%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%b0%e0%b8%9e%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%94%e0%b9%87%e0%b8%88%e0%b8%9e%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b0%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%88%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%95%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%aa|title=สะพานสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช|date=July 25, 2018|website=travel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bts.co.th/|title=รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส (BTS Skytrain)|website=รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส (BTS Skytrain)}}</ref> [[file:Taksinbridge.JPG|thumb|left|Under the bridge (seen from [[Sathorn Pier]])]] The entry ramp on the east side of the river contains the [[Saphan Taksin BTS Station]] as well as [[Sathorn Pier]] for the [[Chao Phraya Express Boat]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lib.ru.ac.th/journal/bangkok/kingtaksin.html | title=สะพานในกรุงเทพมหานคร : สะพานสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสิน : สนเทศน่ารู้ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/business/detail/9630000024213|title=บีทีเอสเตรียมประมูล เม.ย.นี้ รื้อขยายสถานีตากสิน-สะพานสาทร|date=10 March 2020}}</ref>

==See also== *[[Saphan Taksin BTS Station]]

==References== <references />

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080528065201/http://www.roadmaintenance.thaigov.net/bridge_eng_taksin.html Taksin Bridge] Bureau of Maintenance and Traffic Safety, Thailand. Retrieved on 31 December 2007

[[Category:Road bridges in Bangkok]] [[Category:Railway bridges in Thailand]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 1982]] [[Category:Crossings of the Chao Phraya River]] [[Category:BTS Skytrain]] [[Category:1982 establishments in Thailand]] [[Category:Sathon district]] [[Category:Bang Rak district]] [[Category:Khlong San district]] [[Category:Box girder bridges]] [[Category:Concrete girder bridges]]