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Roads of Chiang Maiᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ EN ไทย

bridgeThe bridges over the moat

ขัวข้ามคูเมือง · khua kham khu mueang

Every way into the square that is not a gate is a small bridge, and there are more of them than gates.

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Bridge over the moat at Loi Kroh Road, decorated with two golden lionsCEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 4.0

What it is

The moat is crossed by short road and foot bridges at the gates and between them. They are counted from the map on the crossings page alongside the Ping bridges; the Loi Kroh bridge and the one people call the rat bridge have pictures.

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The "Rat Bridge" over a moat at Sridonchai Road
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 4.0
The moat of Chiang Mai during the day.  A road is on the left, and the moat is on the right.  This picture was taken on the north side of the city center.  Thailand.
Douglas Perkins · CC BY 4.0

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