Sathu Pradit Road (Thai: ถนนสาธุประดิษฐ์), generally referred simply as Sathu Pradit (สาธุประดิษฐ์) is a road in Bangkok.
Route edit
Sathu Pradit is a two-lane road, beginning from Chan road at the Sathu - Chan junction in Thung Wat Don, Sathon district. Then, it headed southeast in the Bang Phongphang area, Yan Nawa district, then intersect with Ratchadaphisek road to the southwest cuts across Rama III road, where it is referred to as Sathu Pradit intersection. Up till it dead-ends at Sathu Pradit pier on the Chao Phraya river.[1][2]
History edit
It is a first road built in Yan Nawa district. The road was constructed by Tuan Sathu, a man who was local gardener and landowner. He had the idea of constructing the road by removing an existing canal and filling it with dirt to become a passable dirt road in 1925. When completed, Sathu Pradit road extended from Bridge 4 (Chan road) to Ton Tal curve (near Soi Sathu Pradit 41 in current time).
In 1968, there was another road which was constructed by locals. It was a red dirt road that crossed from Khlong Poom garden through Wat Chong Nonsi to Pae Ta market. It was called "Thanon Daeng" (ถนนแดง, "red road"). Now it is called Soi Nak Suwan (ซอยนาคสุวรรณ), also formally known as Soi Nonsi 14 (ซอยนนทรี 14).[3]
When Anake Priyanont was Yan Nawa district director (1957–1960), a public hearing was conducted at the Wat Dok Mai to discuss road construction. The community suggested construction a footpath from Soi Sathu Pradit 34 to Sathu Pradit road to assist transporting agricultural products to market.[3]
But, the government did not approve the footpath construction but approved a six-meter-wide concrete road instead. Unfortunately, this plan created issues of encroachment of some people's estates. Thus, the development was changed to become a concrete Sathu Pradit road construction project, from the starting of Chan Road Bridge 4 to Ton Tal curve was purchased. This included some land belonging to Khun Ying Boonmee Bururachrangsan who was landlord of Public Health Henter 7 Boonmee Bururachrangsan area.[3][2]
Currently, a memorial has been erected in memory of Tuan Sathu at the entrance of Soi Sathu Pradit 20.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b เจาะเวลาหาอดีต (2020-07-18). "ถนนสาธุประดิษฐ์ ถนนของผู้เสียสละ". facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ a b Culture , Sport and Tourism Department of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (June 2011). บางกอก บอกเล่า (เรื่อง) (in Thai). Nonthaburi: The Agricultural Co-operative Federation of Thailand. p. 251. ISBN 978-616-7217-80-2.
- ^ a b c Yan Nawa District Office (2014). ๑๐๐ ปี เขตยานนาวา (in Thai). Bangkok: BMA. p. 69.