Route 3 (Laos)

The National Highway 3 is an economically important compound in the north of Laos between China and Thailand. The 197 km route begins in the provincial capital of the province of Luang Namtha to Luang Namtha, Laos. Next she leads southwest to the provincial capital of Ban Houayxay in Bokeo province along the Mekong River and ends at the border crossing at the Fourth Thai - Lao Friendship Bridge. China in particular is interested in improved traffic routes to Southeast Asia and it financed with Thailand along the main share in the expansion of highways in Laos. The Laotian section is one of the Kunming -Bangkok Expressway, which in turn is a part of the Asian Highway AH3.