Rama IX Bridge

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The Rama IX Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Bangkok, Thailand, notable for carrying traffic across the Chao Phraya River and commemorating King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 60th birthday.

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Bhumibol Bridge 1
Rama 9 Bridge 1
Rama IX Bridge canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in Thailand
cable-stayed bridge
road bridge
alsoKnownAs Rama IX Bridge
surface form: Rama 9 Bridge

Rama IX Bridge
surface form: สะพานพระราม 9
carries motor vehicles
color yellow pylons
commemorates 60th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
constructionStart 1984
country Thailand
crosses Chao Phraya River
crossesAt southern part of Bangkok
design cable-stayed
followedBy Rama IX Bridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bhumibol Bridge
hasSignificance first cable-stayed bridge in Thailand
major crossing of lower Chao Phraya River
hasToll yes
hasType cable-stayed road bridge
locatedIn Bangkok
Rat Burana District
Yan Nawa District
locatedInMetropolitanArea Bangkok Metropolitan Region
mainSpanLength 450 m
maintainedBy Expressway Authority of Thailand
material concrete
steel
namedAfter Bhumibol Adulyadej
numberOfSpans 3
numberOfTrafficLanes 6
officialOpeningDate 1987-12-05
opened 1987
openedBy Bhumibol Adulyadej
surface form: King Bhumibol Adulyadej
openingDate 1987-12-05
partOf Bangkok road network
surface form: Bangkok expressway network

Rama IX Expressway section
precededBy Krung Thon Bridge
surface form: Krungthep Bridge
pylonHeight 87 m
region Central Thailand
riverBank left bank of Chao Phraya River
right bank of Chao Phraya River
symbolizes reign of King Rama IX
totalLength 781 m
usedFor vehicular traffic
width 23.6 m

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chao Phraya River hasBridge Rama IX Bridge
Rama IX Bridge alsoKnownAs Rama IX Bridge
this entity surface form: Rama 9 Bridge
Rama IX Bridge alsoKnownAs Rama IX Bridge
this entity surface form: สะพานพระราม 9
Rama IX Bridge followedBy Rama IX Bridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bhumibol Bridge