{{Infobox bridge |bridge_name =Chaloem Wan Chat Bridge |native_name = สะพานเฉลิมวันชาติ |image = BMA road sign น-แยกสะพานวันชาติ.svg |caption = Intersection sign used for the bridge |official_name = Chaloem Wan Chat Bridge |also_known_as =Wan Chat Bridge |carries = Prachathipatai Road |crosses = [[Khlong Rop Krung]] ([[Khlong Bang Lamphu]]) |locale = [[Bowon Niwet Subdistrict|Bowon Niwet]] and [[Ban Phan Thom]] Sub-Districts, [[Phra Nakhon]] District, [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] |maint = [[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration]] (BMA) |design = |mainspan = |length = |width = | material = | architect = |clearance = |below = |traffic = |open = 1940 |closed = |toll = |map_cue = |map_image = |map_text = |map_width = |coordinates = {{coord|13|45|33.80|N|100|30|08.94|E|display=inline,title}}
|lat = |long = }} '''Chaloem Wan Chat Bridge''' ({{langx|th|สะพานเฉลิมวันชาติ}}, {{RTGS|''Saphan Chaloem Wan Chat''}}, {{IPA|th|sā.pʰāːn t͡ɕʰā.lɤ̌ːm wān t͡ɕʰâːt|pron}}; {{lit|national day celebration bridge}}; usually known simply as ''Saphan Wan Chat'') is both a bridge and a [[four-way intersection]] located in the [[Bang Lamphu]] area, where the [[Bowon Niwet Subdistrict|Bowon Niwet]] and [[Ban Phan Thom|Ban Phan Thom subdistrict]]s of [[Phra Nakhon district]] meet. It's not far from [[Khaosan Road|Khaosan]] and [[Rambuttri|Rambuttri road]]s.
The bridge spans Khlong Rop Krung ({{lit|the canal around the city}}), also popularly known as Khlong Bang Lamphu, which also marks the historical boundary of Bangkok's old city; crossing the bridge toward the northeast marks the point where one exits [[Rattanakosin Island]].
It was built in 1940 by the government of Field Marshal [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]] to commemorate [[National Day (Thailand)|Thailand's National Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-13 |title=สะพานเฉลิมวันชาติ ย่านขายธงชาติแห่งแรก |url=https://www.silpa-mag.com/news/article_3310 |website=ศิลปวัฒนธรรม}}</ref> The bridge also marks the beginning of Prachathipatai road, which continues northeastward from [[Dinso Road|Dinso road]]. [[Phra Sumen Road|Phra Sumen road]] crosses the bridge's southwestern end at the eponymous Saphan Wan Chat intersection.
The surrounding area is well known for its many long-running shops selling [[Thailand flag|national flag]]s, royal portrait frames, and various other ceremonial items, as well as for its hostels, restaurants and cafés that serve tourists in a way similar to what is found on nearby Khaosan and Rambuttri roads.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanook.com/travel/534601/|trans-title=Chaloem Wan Chat Bridge|title=สะพาน เฉลิมวันชาติ|date=2002-03-19|language=thai|first=Sirilak|last= Jintanadilokkul |work=Sanook.com}}</ref>
==Surroundings== *[[Wat Bowonniwet]] *[[Fortifications of Bangkok|Palace Gate Remnants]] *[[Democracy Monument, Bangkok|Democracy Monument]] *Wat Tri Thotsathep *[[Ban Phan Thom]]–the last community of [[silversmith]] in Bangkok *[[Queen Sirikit Gallery]]
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[[Category:Bridges in Bangkok]] [[Category:Road junctions in Bangkok]] [[Category:1940 establishments in Thailand]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 1940]] [[Category:Phra Nakhon district]] [[Category:Neighbourhoods of Bangkok]]