Rama IX Bridge

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Rama IX Bridge

Another bridge across the Chao Phraya River, is part of the express way, the Tha Rua (Port)-Dao Khanong route. It is the world's longest single plane cable-stayed bridge. The overall length is three kilometers. The distance between its two main supporters measured from Bangkok side to Thonburi side is 450 meters.

A source for further information in Bangkok is the Tourism Authority of Thailand, phone 226-0060. If you are calling from outside the country, that number will need to be prefaced by country code 66, city code 2. In the U.S. the Tourism Authority can be contacted at (312) 819-3990, fax (312) 565-0359; in Canada at (604) 733-4540, fax (604) 733-4599; in Sydney at 9247-7540, fax 9251-2465; and in London at (171) 499-7679, fax 629-5519.