Chulalongkorn Bridge

Chulalongkorn Bridge is a three-span railway bridge in Thailand crossings Mae Klong River. It is situated in Mueang Ratchaburi District, Ratchaburi Province, on the Southern Line Railway and paralleled to Thanarat Bridge. The bridge is named after King Chulalongkorn.
Local people always calls Chulalongkorn Bridge in the name Saphan Dam, that refers to Black Bridge.

History

Chulalongkorn Bridge had been bombed by the Allied aircraft during World War II many times. Up to the present, under the Mae Klong River there are still many bombs from that era and the remains of steam locomotive.

Features

It is a three-span truss bridge, each span of length 49.9 meters.