🌉 Norarat Sathan Bridge

Norarat Sathan Bridge is a historic bridge in Bangkok. It spans the northern section of the Khlong Rop Krung, known as Khlong Bang Lamphu. It is one of the bridges crossing Khlong Bang Lamphu in the Bang Lamphu area, along with nearby Wan Chat Bridge, which lies further downstream. The bridge is 15.8 m (51.8 ft) wide and 30.16 m (99.0 ft) long, with sidewalks 1.6 m (5.2 ft) wide on each side. It connects Chakrabongse Road to the southwest with Samsen Road to the northeast. At the foot of the bridge on the Chakrabongse side is Bang Lamphu Intersection, where Chakrabongse Road meets Phra Sumen Road. On the southeastern corner of the intersection along Chakrabongse Road once stood the New World Department Store, a prominent and popular landmark of the Bang Lamphu district. It was later abandoned, and the lower floors became flooded, eventually turning into a well-known "fish sanctum." Once entering the Samsen side, the area is considered outside the Rattanakosin Island zone.