Two recent Freyssinet innovations were implemented on this bridge: Multihole deviation saddles allowing the cables to be run from the back spans to the central span, through the pylon. Local Cohesive Strand technology for the cables, allowing a triple corrosion protection barrier of the strands in a targeted manner. This is the first use in…

The future bridge, called Rama III bridge, will be parallel to the stay cable Rama IX bridge built in 1987 over the Chao Phraya river. It is also a cable-stayed bridge with two H-shaped pylons, with a main span of 450 m and 152 stay cables of lengths ranging from 40.5 to 233.7 m.  …