Thewakam Rangrak Bridge (, , ; usually shortened to "Thewakam Bridge") is a historic bridge of

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

located in the border of Wat Sommanat sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district and

Si Yaek Maha Nak Si Yaek Maha Nak (, ) is a sub-district (''khwaeng'') of Dusit district, Bangkok. History The name ''Si Yaek Maha Nak'' means "Maha Nak Intersection" or "Maha Nak Four Corners", as it's a water intersection. This area is famous for its past float ...

with Suan Chitlada sub-districts,

Dusit Dusit () is the Thai name for Tushita, the fourth heavenly realm in Buddhist cosmology. The name may refer to: * Dusit District, a district of Bangkok * Dusit Palace, namesake of the district *Dusit Subdistrict, Bangkok, in Dusit District * Dusit S ...

district. The bridge crossing over

Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem (, ) is a canal (''khlong'') in Bangkok. It was dug in 1851 in order to serve as a new outer moat for the expanding city, extending its boundaries from the Rattanakosin Island to the north and east. History When the cit ...

(Phadung Krung Kasem canal) at Nakhon Sawan road (named in honour of Prince

Paribatra Sukhumbandhu Marshal-Admiral Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan (; Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าบริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ กรมพระนค ...

, Prince of Nakhon Sawan). King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

(Rama V) ordered the Department of Public Works to build in 1899, to link ''Thanon Talat'' (ถนนตลาด) with ''Thanon Plai Talat'' (ถนนปลายตลาด), which is Nakhon Sawan road in the present day. King Chulalongkorn had presided over the bridge's opening ceremony on November 15, 1900. The bridge was later on renovated to be a concrete bridge. And in 1975, it was rebuilt again and enlarged the traffic surface like today condition. This bridge is one of the set of five bridges crossing over Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, all having the name in the meaning of ''"Created by Deity"''. For Thewakam Rangrak meaning ''"The Bridge Created by Thewakam"''

Thais Thais can be the plural of ''Thai'' and refer to: * The Thai people, the main ethnic group of Thailand * The Thai peoples or Tai peoples, the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia In the singular, Thais may refer to: People Ancien ...

, similar to Ganesh of Hinduism]. It's located close to the historic marketplace, Talat Nang Loeng and Royal Dusit Golf Club, also considered close to the side of the Government House (Thailand), Government House. So it's another point that is often used as a venue for political demonstrations as well.

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{{reflist Road junctions in Bangkok Bridges in Bangkok Dusit district Pom Prap Sattru Phai district Bridges completed in 1900

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