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

History

Originally, there was no official name for Highway 34. Therefore, people referred to the road by its perceived beginning and end, which included the part of Sukhumvit Road that continues on to Trat, giving the name Bang Na–Trat Road, by which it is still popularly known. The Department of Highways later designated the official name according to the true end of the route as Bang Na–Bang Pakong Highway (ทางหลวงสายบางนา–บางปะกง). However, the

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(BMA) has defined its distance in Bangkok as "Bang Na–Trat Road", following the colloquial name. Bang Pakong Bridge, also formerly known as Devahastin Bridge is a bridge crossing the

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

in Bang Pakong district that opened before the road in 1951. In 1986, there was toll fee, with a toll station at the 41st kilometer (area of Bang Wua, Chachoengsao province), similar to

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

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officially gave it 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 goes straight to the east, forming the administrative boundary line between Bang Na Nuea and

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subdistricts of

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up until the bridge over Khlong Bang Na, where it enters

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through the districts of

Bang Phli Bang Phli (, ) 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 airport. The district was ...

, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo. Then it passes through the area of Bang Pakong district, Chachoengsao province, then overlaps with Sukhumvit Road from the Khlong Om intersection up until the end at Nong Mai Daeng interchange in Mueang Chonburi, Chonburi province, with a total distance of . Sukhumvit Road and Highway 361 (Chonburi Bypass Road) are continuing routes.

Burapha Withi Expressway The Bang Na Expressway (full name: Bang Na – Bang Phli – Bang Pakong Expressway), officially Burapha Withi Expressway (, ''lit. Road to the East''), is a six-lane elevated highway in Thailand. It is a toll road running above National Highwa ...

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

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(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 (HCU),

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(Bang Na Campus) etc.

References

External links

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