[2][3] The bridge had four pillars, one at each corner, that were topped by the royal cypher of King Chulalongkorn: "จปร" which stands for "มหาจุฬาลงกรณ์ ปรมราชาธิราช"[4](RTGS: Maha Chulalongkon Prom Rachathirat ; lit: "Chulalongkorn The Great, The Mighty King").

The name of the bridge was inscribed on two opposite sides at the square base of each pillar as well as the foundation date of the bridge on the two other sides as related to the Rattanakosin Era: "ศก ๑๓๐", meaning the 130th year of the Rattanakosin Era.

[4][6] At that time, the Association of Siamese Architects (ASA) and the Society for the Conservation Of National Treasure and Environment (SCONTE) called for the conservation of the structure to the Bangkok Municipality who "agreed to re-erect the bridge at an appropriate place".

[4] Part of the bridge structure was supposed to be rebuilt in Lumphini Park[7][8] but due to budgetary constraints this did not materialize.

[9][10] It was planned instead to use the structure to extend the Chang Rongsi Bridge but this project was also abandoned.