Saphan Hok

Saphan Hok (Thai: สะพานหก) is a bridge over the old city moat or Khlong Khu Mueang Doem. It's connected between Saranrom Park and Wat Ratchabophit in Bangkok's Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang and Wang Burapha Phirom sub-districts, Phra Nakhon district.

Saphan Hok

สะพานหก
Coordinates
CrossesKhlong Khu Mueang Doem (Khlong Lot)
LocalePhra Borom Maha Ratchawang and Wang Burapha Phirom Sub-Districts, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand
Other name(s)Lifting Bridge
Maintained byBangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)

Its name translates as "tipping bridge". It's a bridge that can be drawed up for boats passing through. Originally, it was a wooden bridge that was built from the same type bridge in the Netherlands. And in the early Rattanakosin period. There're eight Saphan Hok in the area of Bangkok, both the Phra Nakhon (Bangkok core side) and Thonburi sides. Nowadays they have already collapsed all, only one is here. In the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was changed to a reinforced concrete for tram running through. The bridge-foot has been modified to a ladder and still this structure continues to this day.

Saphan Hok was restored as a pedestrian bridge in 1982 on the 200th anniversary of the Rattanakosin era, it was rebuilt following from the photographic document of the period.[1] [2]

See also

References
  1. Num Lukthung (2009-11-17). "รำลึก"เวนิสตะวันออก" ริมคลองคูเมืองเดิม" [Commemoration of "Oriental Venice" by Khlong Khu Mueang Doem]. ASTV Manager (in Thai). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. "สะพานหก (The Hoke Bridge)" [Saphan Hok]. Rattanakosin Island Information Center (in Thai). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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