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“The ancient bridge dates back to King Narai the Great's reign and is made of bricks with an angled floor. There is a lotus-shaped arch beneath the bridge that allows small boats to pass through.”

Ban Dinso Road or Saphan Khlong Chakrai Noi is a bridge painting across Chakrai Noi Canal, situated close to Wat Borom Phuttharam, which is presently in the area of Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University. Parking site is available nearby. So in there, many big trees make it neither crowded by plants on the bridge nor ruin easy by the rain. Under the brick bridge, there are bricks with a lotus-shaped arch to allow small boats, including boats with a roof, to travel back and forth in the past.

There is no evidence of when it was built. It is assumed that it was used to be a wooden bridge connecting to the road that branches off from Thanon Maharat to the west to Pa Dinso, Pa Samut, Pa Chan, and Ban Hae to the east. It is assumed from the construction style that it was influenced by the Western since the reign of King Narai the Great onwards.

According to the testimony of Khun Luang Wat Pradu Songtham, “… Pa Dinso Road near Wat Phra Ngam has shops selling old marble pencils, white, yellow, and black pencils, called Ban Dinso Market…”

Therefore, this road was named after the production and trading area, using the name Pa Dinso Road, including the name of the bridge. This trading area was a source of stationery for monks, novices, staff at the Royal Translation Hall, writers, poets, and children who wanted to study at that time. Later, when the community and trading area expanded, this bridge was likely renovated with stronger bricks.

The current bridge structure was renovated by the Fine Arts Department. The brick bridge is paved with herringbone ridges. Under the bridge, there are stacked brick ridges according to the architectural structure called Corbel Arch, which is a lotus petal-shaped archway influenced by the West.

It is also the filming location for the famous drama “Buppesannivas II (บุพเพสันนิวาส 2)” where Phi Muen takes Mae Ying Karakade to buy pencils, across the Chakrai Noi Canal, near the city gate on the west side. Therefore, this area was very lively in the past.

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