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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 Bridge in Bang 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.

References

1. Chotchuang, Burapha (2014-06-22). "สะพานชุดเฉลิมในรัชกาลที่ 5" [Chaloem bridge series in the reign of Rama V]. Siamrath (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
2. "อยากรู้ไหมสะพานหัวช้างมีช้างกี่เชือก?" [Want to know how many elephant heads of the Hua Chang Bridge?]. Matichon (in Thai). 2015-10-10. Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
3. "รายงานการศึกษาโบราณสถานที่ขึ้นทะเบียนในกรุงเทพมหานคร ปี พ.ศ.๒๕๕๔" [Report of the study of ancient sites registered in Bangkok 2011] (PDF). BMA (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

• 1909 establishments in Siam
• Bridges in Bangkok
• Pathum Wan district
• Ratchathewi district
• Registered ancient monuments in Bangkok