Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway

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Bangkok skyline with Expressway in the left center

The Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway ( Thai : ทางพิเศษ เฉลิม มหานคร - pronunciation: [ TAN pʰí.sèːt ʨʰà.lɤ̌̌m má.hǎː.ná.kʰon ], different spelling: Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway ) is a toll urban highway in Bangkok , as the high street running is.

The Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway consists of three parts with a total length of 27.1 kilometers:

  • Starting from the port in the Khlong Toei district , an arm leads north ( สาย ดินแดง - ท่าเรือ , Din Daeng - Tha Ruea ), where it ends after 8.9 kilometers in the Din Daeng district . There it goes over into the Don Mueang Tollway above the Thanon Vibhavadi Rangsit . This part has been in operation since 1981, making it the first highway in Thailand.
  • Another arm leads from the harbor to the southeast ( สาย บางนา - ท่าเรือ , Bang Na - Tha Ruea ) until the district of Bang Na in the Bang Na - Trat Expressway passes. This arm is 7.9 kilometers long and has been in operation since 1983.
  • The third arm leads from the harbor to the southeast, crosses the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ) with the Rama IX Bridge and ends in the Chom Thong district ( สาย ดาวคะนอง - ท่าเรือ , Dao Khanong - Tha Ruea ). It has been in operation since 1987 and is 10.3 kilometers long. In Chom Thong you about the "Rama II Road" Following the "Outer Ring Road" ( Outer Bangkok Ring Road ) , an expressway that leads around Bangkok.

Additional driveways in Khlong Toei ( บริเวณ ทาง แยก ต่าง ระดับ คลองเตย ), Thanon Sukhumvit ( บริเวณ ทาง ขึ้น - ลง ถนน สุขุมวิท - Sukhumvit Street ) and Thanon Petchaburi ( บริเวณ ทาง ขึ้น - ลง ถนน เพชรบุรี - Petchaburi Street ) were opened in 1996 and Built in 1997.

This elevated road is also called the "first stage expressway", which expresses that it is the first stage of the elevated road system in Bangkok.

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