Phetkasem Road

Thanon Phetkasem ( Thai: ถนน เพชรเกษม, in English usage also Petchkasem Road or Thailand Route 4 - ทางหลวง แผ่นดิน หมายเลข 4) is next to the Thanon Phahonyothin, Thanon Sukhumvit and Thanon Mittraphap one of the four major highways in Thailand. With a length of 1274 kilometers, it is the longest highway in parts of Thailand and is a part of the Asian Highway AH2.

The name was Phetkasem the road after its completion on 10 December 1950 in honor of Luang Phetkasem Withisawasdi ( ก่ หลวง เพชรเกษม วิถี สวัสดิ์ ), the seventh director of the Thruway Ministry ( Department of Highways ) awarded.

Road

Thanon Phetkasem connects Bangkok with the Malaysian border in the south of the country, while it passes through the provinces of Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phangnga, Krabi, Trang, Phatthalung and Songkhla. The extension from Amphoe Sadao forms the North - South Expressway ( NSE) of Malaysia.

Today the Thanon Phetkasem has partially lost its importance as a long-haul connection, as shorter links have emerged.

Itemization

Maps

  • ThinkNet: Road Map of Thailand. MapMagic CD Paper Map. Multi- Purposes Bilingual mapping software, Bangkok, 2008 edition.
Phahonyothin Road Mittraphap Road Asian Highway Network Nakhon Pathom Province Ratchaburi Province Phetchaburi Province Chumphon Province Ranong Province Phang Nga Province Krabi Province Phatthalung Province Songkhla Province Sadao District
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