Mittraphap Road

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National Highway 2
ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 2
ถนนมิตรภาพ Thanon Mittraphap
"Friendship Highway"
Route information
Part of AH12
Length509.113 km (316.348 mi)
Existed1957–present
Major junctions
Southwest end
Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Location
Country
Nong Khai
Highway system

Mittraphap Road (

Nong Khai
.

The road was originally built from Khorat to Nong Khai by the United States in 1955–1957[1] at a cost of US$20 million to supply its northeastern military bases.[2]: 56–57 

It is the first highway in Thailand to meet international standards, and the first highway in Thailand to use both

Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge to Laos
.

  • Six-lane expanded Mittraphap Road near Lam Takhong, Nakhon Ratchasima
    Six-lane expanded Mittraphap Road near Lam Takhong, Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Mittraphap Highway in Nong Khai
    Mittraphap Highway in Nong Khai
  • Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
    Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

References

  1. ISBN 9780521759151
    .
  2. ^ Keyes, Charles F (March 1967). "Isan: Regionalism in Northeastern Thailand". Cornell Thailand Project; Interim Reports Series, No. 10 (PDF). Ithaca: Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


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