Vibhavadi Rangsit Road
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National Highway 31 | |
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ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 31 | |
Route information | |
Length | 28.5 km (17.7 mi) |
Existed | 1966–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Tai Duan Din Daeng Intersection in Pathum Thani |
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Country | Thailand |
Highway system | |
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road (Thai: ถนนวิภาวดีรังสิต, RTGS: Thanon Wiphawadi Rangsit) or Highway 31, often informally called Vibhavadi Road (ถนนวิภาวดี), is a highway in Thailand.
The road begins at
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road is a superhighway through Bangkok with no
It is named in honor of HRH Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit (1920–1977), a well-known Thai novelist who dedicated the final decade of her life to developing rural Southern Thailand, and was killed in an attack by insurgents while trying to rescue injured Border Patrol police. Prior to the renaming of Highway No. 31 as Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, it was commonly known as "Superhighway Road" (Thai: ถนนซูเปอร์ไฮเวย์, Thanon Superhighway).
The section between Chaeng Watthana Road and
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road between Din Daeng Intersection and
The Uttaraphimuk Elevated Tollway, better known as Don Mueang Tollway runs high above the road and is a toll expressway in Bangkok.