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Tinsulanonda
Bridge
is
the
longest
concrete
bridge
in
Thailand,
located
in
Mueang
Songkhla
District
and
Singhanakhon
District,
connecting
Ko
Yo
on
2
sides
between
Ban
Nam
Krachai,
Mueang
Songkhla
District,
and
Ban
Khao
Khiao,
Singhanakhon
District.
The
length
of
the
bridge
is
2
sections.
first
940
meters
and
1,700
meters,
respectively,
for
a
total
of
2,640
meters,
built
in
the
His
Excellency
General
Prem
Tinsulanonda serves
as
Prime
Minister.
Tinsulanonda
Bridge
The
purpose
of
building
the
bridge
is
to
accommodate
automobile
traffic without
having
to
wait
to
cross
the
car
ferries,
which
are
insufficient
to
keep
up
with
the
rapidly
increasing
number
of
cars.
Make
the
journey
take
a
long
time.
When
crossing
the
border,
it
also
caused
traffic
congestion
in
the
city.
Therefore,
in
the
year
1981,
the
government
had
a
policy
to
develop
Songkhla
Province.
and
Hat
Yai
District
as
the
main
city.
The
Department
of
Highways
is
the
owner
of
the
project.
and
a
company
from
Taiwan
is
doing
the
construction.
Opened
for
use
on
December
9,
1986.
Tinsulanonda
Bridge
It
is
considered
part
of
the
national
highway
no.
408 which
connects
to
National
Highway
No.
414 and
National
Highway
No.
407 (Songkhla-Hat
Yai)
People
in
Songkhla
province
affectionately
call
this
bridge
"Pa
Prem
Bridge",
"Tin
Bridge"
or
"Prem
Bridge"
and
is
considered
one
of
the
famous
tourist
attractions
in
the
province.
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