Suea Pa Road
street in Bangkok, Thailand
Suea Pa Road, also written as Sueapa or Sua Pa (Thai: ถนนเสือป่า, RTGS: Thanon Suea Pa, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn sɯ̌a̯ pàː]; lit. 'wild tiger road') is a road and intersection in the same name in Bangkok. It is a short road located at the southern end of Pom Prap Subdistrict, in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District. After crossing Charoen Krung Road at its namesake intersection, in the area of Samphanthawong Subdistrict, Samphanthawong District, it continues as Ratchawong Road.
The road begins at Rong Phayaban Klang Intersection, where it intersects with Luang and Yukol 2 Roads. BMA General Hospital (also known as Klang Hospital) is located on the southeast corner of this intersection.
Suea Pa Road was constructed during the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in 1921, following a major fire that broke out in Tambon Trok Tao Hu, on Charoen Krung Road. On September 3, 1921, a large portion of Pom Prap Sattru Phai was severely damaged. The area had densely packed housing and insufficient road infrastructure, which made it difficult to prevent or respond to such disasters in time.
In response, the Ministry of Metropolitan (the predecessor of today's Ministry of Interior and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration), led by Minister Chao Phraya Yommarat (Pan Sukhum), requested the construction of a new road. The request was granted, and the road was officially named by the King on October 20, 1921.
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