Debaratna Road ( th, ถนนเทพรัตน, ), officially known as Highway 34 Bang Na–Nong Mai Daeng Route (ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 34 สายบางนา–หนองไม้แดง), and still known colloquially —and officially in Bangkok— as Bang Na–Trat Road (ถนนบางนา–ตราด) is a highway in Thailand from

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that heads to the

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Sukhumvit Road Sukhumvit Road ( th, ถนนสุขุมวิท, , ), or Highway 3 ( th, ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 3), is a major road in Thailand, and a major surface road of Bangkok and other cities. It follows ...

(Highway 3) and Motorway 7 (Bangkok−Ban Chang Motorway).

History

Originally, there was no official name for Highway 34. Therefore, people call the road from the beginning to the end, along with Sukhumvit Road, was Bang Na–Trat Road. And still popularly known as this until the Department of Highways has designated the official name according to the true end of the route as Bang Na–Bang Pakong Highway (ทางหลวงสายบางนา–บางปะกง). However,

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(BMA) has defined its distance in Bangkok as "Bang Na–Trat Road" as it is commonly known as. Bang Pakong Bridge, also formerly known as

Devahastin Bridge The Devahastin family ( th, เทพหัสดิน, ) is a Thai family of royal descent, tracing its origins from Prince Thepharirak, a nephew of King Rama I. Its best known member was Sanan Devahastin na Ayudhya, better known by his noble ...

is a bridge crossing the

Bang Pakong River The Bang Pakong ( th, แม่น้ำบางปะกง, , ) is a river in east Thailand. The river originates at the confluence of the Phra Prong River and the Hanuman River near Kabin Buri, Prachinburi Province. It empties after 231 k ...

in Bang Pakong district that opened before the road since 1951. In 1986, Bang Na–Trat Road there was a

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at the 41st kilometer (area of Bang Wua,

Chachoengsao province Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in eastern Thailand. History ''Chachoengsao'' or ''Paet Riu'' ('eight stripes') is a province in eastern Thailand. It has a ...

) along with

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(Asian Highway Route), but it was canceled according to a cabinet resolution in 1994. On June 29, 2016, Princess

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเ ...

has officially given the name "Debaratna Road".

Route

Debaratna Road and Burapha Withi Expressway, Bang Bo, Samut Prakan, left, thumb It is also better known by another name "Bang Na–Bang Pakong Road", left, thumb Debaratana Road begins in

, as a continuation of Sanphawut Road (Highway 3102 Bang Na–Sanphawut Route) at Bang Na intersection where it cuts across Sukhumvit Road. Then it went straight to the east, the administrative boundary line between

Bang Na Nuea Bang Na Nuea ( th, บางนาเหนือ, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Na District, in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast ...

and

Bang Na Tai Bang Na Tai ( th, บางนาใต้, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Na District, in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, ...

subdistricts of

Bang Na district Bang Na ( th, บางนา, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet Districts of Bangkok and Bang Phli, Mueang Samut Prakan, and Phra Pradaeng D ...

up until the bridge over the Khlong Bang Na canal therefore entered Samut Prakan province through the districts of

Bang Phli Bang Phli ( th, บางพลี, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. It is home to Suvarnabhumi Airport (also called (New) Bangkok International Airport), which opened on 28 September 2006 as Thailand's primary ai ...

, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo. Then it passes through the area of Bang Pakong district, Chachoengsao province, then overlap with Sukhumvit Road at the Khlong Om intersection up until the end at Nong Mai Daeng interchange in Mueang Chonburi,

Chonburi province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...

, total distance is . Sukhumvit Road and Highway 361 (Chonburi Bypass Road) are the continuous routes.

Burapha Withi Expressway The Bang Na Expressway (full name: Bang Na - Bang Phli - Bang Pakong Expressway), officially Burapha Withi Expressway ( th, ทางพิเศษบูรพาวิถี), is a six-lane elevated highway in Thailand. It is a toll road and ru ...

runs parallel to it almost all the way. Bordering the road are the

Nation Multimedia Group Nation Group (Thailand) Public Company Limited (NATION) ( th, บริษัท เนชั่น กรุ๊ป (ไทยแลนด์) จำกัด (มหาชน)) is one of Thailand's largest media companies. The company operates tw ...

(NMG), Wat Sri Iam, Bangkok Mall, Central Bangna, Mega Bangna,

Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre The Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) is a convention and exhibition hall in Bang Na District, Bangkok, Thailand. It opened in 1997 and has a total floor area of . It hosted the annual Bangkok International Motor Show from ...

(BITEC), Thainakarin Hospital, Bangna General Hospital 1, Nation University,

Huachiew Chalermprakiet University Huachiew Chalermprakiet University (HCU) is a university in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is organized into 13 faculties and a graduate school. ''Huachiew'' ( zh, 華僑; pinyin: ''Huáqiáo'') comes from Teochew dialect and means 'oversea ...

(HCU),

Ramkhamhaeng University Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง) is Thailand's largest public university. It was named in honour of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great of Sukhothai. The university provides an effective and e ...

(Bang Na Campus) etc.

References

External links

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