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Fast Facts
*An asymmetric bridge over the Chao Phraya River (i.e. this bridge will have one giant pillar on the Thonburi side with cables supporting a road structure that goes between the inverted-V of the pillar)
*To honor the Thai King HM Rama VIII
*Links Klong Bang Yikhan, Thon Buri with Bang Khunprom on the Bangkok side *On the Bangkok side, the bridge rises from Wisutkasat Road (also spelled Wisutthikasat or Wisut Kaset). It is a small soi by the Bank of Thailand.
*Appoved by the Thai cabinet on January 9, 1996.
*The project was initiated by His Majesty the King as part of the Royal Chaturathis project to address traffic problems in the Pinklao area