Chaloem Sawan 58 Bridge

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The Chaloem Sawan 58 Bridge[a] was a bridge crossing the northern end of Khlong Khu Mueang Doem [b]), or old moat, in Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. The bridge, built in the axis of Phra Athit Road, was opened on 23 October 1912 by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), two years after his father's death, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Last structure to be built of the Chaloem Bridges Series[c], which numbered seventeen, it "was dedicated to King Rama V by King Rama VI on his father's 58th birthday". The bridge had four pillars, one at each corner, that were topped by the royal cypher of King Chulalongkorn: "" which stands for " "(RTGS: Maha Chulalongkon Prom Rachathirat, "Chulalongkorn The Great, The Mighty King"). The name of the bridge was inscribed on two opposite sides at the square base of each pillar as well as the foundation date of the bridge on the two other sides as related to the Rattanakosin Era: " ", meaning the 130th year of the Rattanakosin Era. The trams of the Dusit Line [d] used to cross the bridge linking the Phra Athit Road with the Rachini Alley until 23 December 1963 when the line was cut between the Bangkok National Museum and Baan Maliwan (now the offices of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Or

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