Tha Phra
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122/8 Phet Kasem Rd, Khwaeng Wat Tha Phra, Khet Bangkok Yai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10600, Thailand Print route »
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Tha Phra (Thai: ท่าพระ, pronounced [tʰâː pʰráʔ]) is a major road intersection in the Wat Tha Phra Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai District in Thon Buri side, Bangkok.
This intersection is the junction of Ratchadaphisek Road, Charan Sanit Wong Road, and it's the first junction of Phet Kasem Road (Thailand Route 4), the road to the southern Thailand. It's the longest road in Thailand.Around Tha Phra intersection, there's an overpass on the junction of Phet Kasem Road, and there's an underground tunnel between Ratchadapisek Road and Charan Sanit Wong Road. It's considered one of the most bustling intersection of Thonburi side (west bank of Chao Phraya river).The name "Tha Phra" comes from Wat Tha Phra (วัดท่าพระ) a temple is located near the intersection, on the side of Charan Sanit Wong Road.In the near future, Tha Phra intersection will be opened the Tha Phra MRT station is a proposed MRT Blue Line, which be the interchange station of MRT Blue Line Bang Sue–Tha Phra and MRT Blue Line Hua Lamphong–Lak Song.
