Phahon Yothin highway
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 (ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข) National highway 1 |
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| Length (kilometres) | 1,005 km |
|---|---|
| Direction | South - North |
| Start | Bangkok |
| Main destinations | Pathum Thani Ayutthaya, Saraburi Lopburi Nakhon Sawan Chainat Kamphaeng Phet Tak Lampang Phayao |
| End | Mae Sai district |
| Asian Highway Network | AH 2 |
Phahon Yothin highway (Thailand highway route 1, Thai: ถนนพหลโยธิน, also Paholyothin Rd, Pahonyothin Rd) begins at Victory Monument in Bangkok heading towards northern Thailand. It is also a major urban surface road in Bangkok before becoming a "highway", in fact, the Thai name is simply "Paholyothin Road".
When it is out of Bangkok, the provinces along the road are Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat , again Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, Phayao and ends in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai Province. There it is linked to Tachileik in Myanmar. Altogether the highway has a length of 1,005 km.
The road is named in honor of General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena (Phot Phahonyothin), the second Prime Minister of Thailand and one of the heads of the 1932 revolution.
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- Thomas fuller, "In Isolated Hills of Asia, New Roads to Speed Trade", New York Times, March 31, 2008
