Koh Lanta Bridge is a proposed bridge connecting Koh Lanta to the Krabi Province mainland in Thailand. The bridge would span 1,950 metres from Ban Hua Hin (at the Hua Hin Pier) to Ko Lanta Noi. It would be a two-lane suspended bridge with a bicycle lane on both sides. Ko Lanta is a district […]
Bridges
Thai Bridge: a proposed sea bridge across the Bay of Bangkok
The Thai Bridge (Saphan Thai) is a proposed bridge spanning the Bay of Bangkok, connecting Chonburi Province in Eastern Thailand to Phetchaburi Province on the Gulf Coast. While the exact location isn’t stated, it is roughly from Pattaya to Hua Hin. The project has been quoted at 900 billion baht (29 billion USD). The bridge […]
Chao Phraya Sky Park: Bangkok’s pedestrian garden bridge across the Chao Phraya River
There has never been a lack of ambitious civil projects in Bangkok. Often done in an effort to add beauty and/or efficiency to a stagnant area or system, they are usually opened with great fanfare and lots of smiling officials, and then quietly left to die an ignoble death once the hype dies down. Famous […]
