Phahonyothin Road
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Thailand Route 1 |
ถนนพหลโยธิน
Thanon Phahonyothin |
| Route information |
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1,005 km (624 mi) |
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Bangkok |
| North end: |
Mae Sai district |
| Location |
| Provinces: |
Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, Phayao |
| Highway system |
| AH1 AH2 |
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Highways in Thailand
Motorways
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Phahonyothin Road (Thai: ถนนพหลโยธิน, Thanon Phahonyothin) or Thailand Route 1 is a major road in Bangkok, as well as one of the four major highways in Thailand, along with Mittraphap Road (Route 2), Sukhumvit Road (Route 3), and Phetkasem Road (Route 4). It begins at Victory Monument in Bangkok and runs northward until the Burmese border, with a total length of 1,005 km (624 mi).
History
Phahonyothin Road was originally just 22 km (14 mi), reaching to Don Mueang, and called Prachathipatai Road (Thai: ถนนประชาธิปไตย, Thanon Prachathipatai, literally "Democracy Road"). In 1938, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram had the road extended from Don Mueang, through Bang Pa-In, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi, and Singburi, for a new total length of 162 km (101 mi). The newly lengthened road was rechristened Phahonyothin Road, in honor of General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena (formerly Phot Phahonyothin), the second Prime Minister of Thailand and one of the heads of the 1932 revolution.[1]
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Phahonyothin Road |
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Si Rat Expressway |
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Pradiphat Road |
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Kamphaeng Phet Road |
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Kamphaeng Phet 3 Road |
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Lak Si Monument |
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Left: Raminthra Road |
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Right: Chaeng Watthana Road |
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Wetchayan Rangsarit Road |
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Ronnaphakat Road |
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Bangkok–Pathum Thani border |
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National Memorial |
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Right: Vibhawadi Rangsit Road |
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Rangsit |
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Khlong Rangsit Prayurasak |
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Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok Road |
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Rangsit-Pathum Thani Road |
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Bang Pa-In |
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Kanchanaphisek Road (West) |
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Route 32 |
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Kanchanaphisek Road (East) |
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Hin Kong |
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Left: Suwannason Road |
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Right: Route 329 |
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Sara Buri Bypass Road |
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Khwaeng Kan Thang |
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Right: Route 340 |
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Bottom: Wong To Road |
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Route 3212 |
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Tha Nam Oi (Route 32) |
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Chainat]–Nakhon Sawan border |
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Route 333 |
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Phayuha Khiri (Route 3008) |
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Nakhon Sawan Bypass Road |
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Chiraprawat |
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Bueng Boraphet |
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Nakhon Chum |
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Left: Route 101 |
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Right: Route 1116 |
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Kosamphi Nakhon (Route 104) |
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Kamphaeng Phet–Tak border |
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Mae Sot Intersection (Route 105) |
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Kittikhachon Bridge |
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(Ping River) |
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Route 104 |
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Route 12 |
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Entrance to Bhumibol Dam |
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Tak–Lampang border |
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Mae Phrik |
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(Former) Route 1 to Thoen |
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(Former) Route 1 from Thoen |
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Sop Prap |
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(Former) Route 1 to Ko Kha |
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(Former) Route 1 from Ko Kha |
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Mae Tha |
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Ya Pao |
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Left: Lampang Superhighway |
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Right: Phahonyothin (city route) |
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Northern Thailand / Na Kuam |
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Left: Route 11 (bypass) |
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Right: Route 11 (to Chiang Mai) |
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Bottom right: Phahonyothin (city route) |
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Northern Line |
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Wiang Thong |
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Si Chum |
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Airport |
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Doi Phra Bat |
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Route 11 |
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Khai Surasak Montri (city route) |
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Route 103 |
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Lampang–Phayao border |
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Route 118 |
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Wat Rong Khun (Route 1208) |
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Mae Kon |
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Si Sai Mun |
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In Bangkok, Phahonyothin Road originates in Ratchathewi district and crosses Phaya Thai, Chatuchak, Bang Khen, and Don Mueang districts before continuing into Pathum Thani Province, and on through Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, again through Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, Phayao and finally Chiang Rai, ending in Mae Sai district, where it connects to Tachileik in Myanmar.
See also
Further reading
References
- ^ อรณี แน่นหนา, 2002. นามนี้มีที่มา. ประพันธ์สาส์น: กรุงเทพฯ.
Orani Naenna, 2002. Naam Ni Mi Thi Ma. Praphansarn: Bangkok. (Brief histories of 129 place names in Bangkok.)