Highway 302 is a national highway in

greater Bangkok The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) ( th, กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล; ; ), may refer to a government-defined "political definition" of the urban region surrounding the metropolis of Bangkok, or the built ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. It includes two connecting roads: Rattanathibet Road and Ngam Wong Wan Road. Route 302 is long, of which is in

Nonthaburi Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand. On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai su ...

, and is in Bangkok.Highway information database
, Department of Highways (in Thai). Retrieved on August 7, 2009.

Rattanathibet Road

Rattanathibet Road ( th, ถนนรัตนาธิเบศร์) starts at

Kanchanaphisek Road The motorways ( th, ทางหลวงพิเศษ, ) in Thailand is an intercity toll controlled-access highways network that currently spans . It is to be greatly extended to according to the master plan. Thailand's motorway network is ...

(Motorway Route 9) in Sao Thong Hin

subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, In ...

, Bang Yai District, Nonthaburi, and runs east through Bang Bua Thong District, passes Bang Kruai - Sai Noi Road (Route 3215) at Bang Phlu intersection ( th, ถนนบางกรวย - ไทรน้อย) and Mueang Nonthaburi district, passes Ratchaphruek Road ( th, ถนนราชพฤกษ์) at Bang Rak Noi intersection and crosses the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

on the

Phra Nang Klao Bridge Phra Nang Klao Bridge ( th, สะพานพระนั่งเกล้า, , ) is a bridge over Chao Phraya River in the area of Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province. In addition to crossing Chao Phraya River, the bridge also co ...

, passes Nonthaburi 1 Road ( th, ถนนนนทบุรี 1) (Route 3110) and passes Liang Mueang Nonthaburi Road and continues east until it ends at Khae Rai intersection, where it intersects with Tiwanon Road (Route 306) and the route continues as Ngam Wong Wan Road.

Ngam Wong Wan Road

Ngam Wong Wan Road ( th, ถนนงามวงศ์วาน) continues east from Rattanathibet Road at Khae Rai intersection in Nonthaburi, crossing into Bangkok at Lak Si District, then passing through Chatuchak District, ending at Kaset intersection, where it intersects with

Phahonyothin Road Phahonyothin Road ( th, ถนนพหลโยธิน, , ) or Highway 1 is a main road in Bangkok and one of the four primary highways in Thailand, which include Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3), and Phet Kasem Road (Hi ...

. Via a bypass tunnel beneath Kasetsart, the road continues as Prasoet Manukit Road (Thailand Route 351). Ngam Wong Wan Road is named for Damrong Ngamwongwan ( th, ดำรง งามวงศ์วาน), a Department of Highways engineer who oversaw construction of the road. It was a policy of the

Plaek Phibunsongkhram Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล � ...

government that new roads be named for their chief engineers.

References

External links

Thailand Route 302
on Google Maps. {{Road infrastructure in Thailand Streets in Bangkok National highways in Thailand