Phet Kasem Road
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| ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 4 | |
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ถนนเพชรเกษม Thanon Phetchakasem | |
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| Length: | 1,274 km (792 mi) |
| Existed: | 1950 – present |
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| North end: | Bangkok |
| South end: | Sadao checkpoint, Malaysia-Thailand border |
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| Major cities: | Nakhon Pathom, Chumphon, Phatthalung, Hat Yai, Sadao |
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Phet Kasem Road (Thai: ถนนเพชรเกษม, rtgs: thanon phet kasem)[1] or Thailand Route 4 (Thai: ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 4, ) is one of the four major highways in Thailand, along with Phahonyothin Road (Route 1), Mittraphap Road (Route 2), and Sukhumvit Road (Route 3). At 1,274 km, it is the longest highway in Thailand. It begins at Naowa Chamnian bridge in Bangkok Yai, Bangkok. It is named after Luang Phet Kasemwithisawasdi, the seventh director general of the Department of Highways.
The provinces along the road are Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phangnga, Krabi, Trang, Phatthalung and Songkhla, linked to North-South Expressway (NSE) of Malaysia at Sadao pass and Bukit Kayu Hitam pass.
Three sections of the highway are also the Asian Highway AH2.
- From Nakhon Pathom to Chumphon
- From Phatthalung to Ban Khu Ha
- From Hat Yai to Malaysia border, where it connects to the North-South Expressway, Malaysia
See also
References
- ↑ ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน. อ่านอย่างไร และ เขียนอย่างไร ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน. พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 22. กรุงเทพฯ : ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, 2557, p. 58.
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