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Bangkok's Mega Bridge
Bangkok's Mega Bridge
When I was visiting my sister in Bangkok during the new year holiday, my taxi driver missed an exit on the freeway which resulted in us having to cross a bridge to make a u-turn. While crossing the Rama IV bridge and thinking to myself, 'man, this bridge is huuuge,' I noticed that there's construction going on for another bridge just up the river. And it looked waaaay bigger just as a construction. "HOLY S***, that other bridge is gunnabe HUMONGOUS!" The taxi driver told me what the construction was for, but he certainly didn't seem impressed by the size of the scaffoldings. He was more concerned about how you'd be able to bypass certain roads. And now I know:
In order to relieve the commercial traffic congestion around the industrial areas of Bangkok Port, Poochao Saming Phrai Road and Suksawat Road the King initiated the idea of a ring road system." Now in construction, the Industrial Ring Road Bridge (aka Mega-Bridge) stretches 13 km and required the demolition of 881 houses and factories and the commissioning of the world's largest moveable scaffolding system.(vie Eyeteeth)
You can find more about the bridge construction from 2Bangkok.com and check out more photos at the construction press release.
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ReBlogged by ann p on Mar 29, 2006 at 10:06 AM
Posted by ann p on Mar 29, 2006 at 10:06 AM
Comments
Well the Mega Bridge is finished and the opening held yesterday (9/9/2549 - Thai calendar year. The bridge, despite its size is spectacular and highlighted by low energy digital lighting.
Have a look at the links below:
http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/Bridge/wongwein/wongwein20.shtml
Cheers
Posted by: Suresh at 10.09.2006 06:51 PM
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