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Chaloem La 56 Bridge

Bridge in Ratchathewi District and Wang Mai Sub-district, Pathum Wan District

Chaloem La 56 Bridge สะพานเฉลิมหล้า ๕๖
Chaloem La 56 Bridge Today
Coordinates	13°44′57″N 100°31′52″E / 13.74917°N 100.53111°E / 13.74917; 100.53111
Carries	Phaya Thai Road
Crosses	Khlong Saen Saep
Locale	Thanon Phetchaburi Sub-district, Ratchathewi District and Wang Mai Sub-district, Pathum Wan District
Official name	Chaloem La 56 Bridge
Other name(s)	Saphan Hua Chang (Elephant's Head Bridge)
Maintained by	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
History
Opened	November 15, 1909
Location

Chaloem La 56 Bridge (Thai: สะพานเฉลิมหล้า 56), popularly known as Hua Chang Bridge (สะพานหัวช้าง; lit: elephant's head bridge), is a bridge in Bangkok's Thanon Phetchaburi sub-district, Ratchathewi district and Wang Mai sub-district, Pathum Wan district. The bridge crosses Khlong Saen Saep (Saen Saep canal) on Phaya Thai Road.

Chaloem La 56 Bridge is one of the three remaining bridges of the Chaloem bridge series. The other two are Chaloem Phan 53 BridgeinBang Rak and Sathon districts, with Chaloem Lok 55 Bridge nearby. On March 18, 1975 it was registered as one of the ancient monuments of Bangkok.^{[1][2] [3]}

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