Spean Praptos designed as military naval choke point

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Key facts

• The bridge has 21 piers with deliberately narrow spans between them
• Narrow spans reduce water energy and force against the piers during floods, while simultaneously preventing large boats from passing
• Small fishing boats and kayaks can navigate the spans, but warships cannot — Khomer naval warfare scenes carved on the walls of Bayon Temple depict large warships used in military campaigns
• The bridge effectively functions as a military checkpoint and defensive choke point across the river, consistent with its name "bridge of escape"

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