Phet Kasem Road

Phet Kasem Road (Thai: ถนนเพชรเกษม, RTGS: Thanon Phet Kasem, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn pʰét kā.sěːm])^[1] or Highway 4 (Thai: ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 4, AH2) is one of the four primary highways in Thailand, along with Phahonyothin Road (Highway 1), Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), and Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3). At 1,310.554 km, route 4 is the longest highway in Thailand.

ถนนเพชรเกษม Thanon Phetkasem
ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 4
ถนนเลียบชายฝั่งพม่า, ถนนกาญจนวณิชย์ Thanon Kanchanawanit, Burma Coast Road
Route information
Part of AH2 AH123
Existed	1950–present
Major junctions
North end	(Starting from Phetkasem Road) Naow Chamnian Bridge in Bangkok Yai, Bangkok (Beginning of Highway 4) Phetkasem Road, km.26+420 in Om Yai, Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom
Major intersections	in Bang Khae, Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom (Planned) in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom in Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom in Ban Pong, Ratchaburi in Bang Phae, Ratchaburi in Mueang Ratchaburi, Ratchaburi in Mueang Ratchaburi, Ratchaburi in Mueang Ratchaburi, Ratchaburi in Pak Tho, Ratchaburi in Thayang, Phetchaburi in Cha-am, Phetchaburi in Pranburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachuap Khiri Khan in Thasae, Chumphon , in Mueang Chumphon, Chumphon in Mueang Ranong, Ranong in Takua Pa, Phang Nga in Takua Thung, Phang Nga in Ao Luek, Krabi (Planned)/ in Ao Luek, Krabi in Huai Yot, Trang in Mueang Trang, Trang in Mueang Trang, Trang in Mueang Trang, Trang , in Mueang Phatthalung, Phatthalung in Rattaphum, Songkhla in Bang Klam, Songkhla (Planned)/ , in Hat Yai, Songkhla in Hat Yai, Songkhla (Planned) in Sadao, Songkhla (Planned)/ in Sadao, Songkhla
South end	FT 1, E1 in Sadao Checkpoint, Sadao, Songkhla
Location
Country	Thailand
Provinces	Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang, Phatthalung, Songkhla
Major cities	Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang Phatthalung, Hat Yai, Sadao
Highway system
Highways in Thailand Motorways Asian Highways

History

Bang Khae MRT station and passing Phet Kasem Road (outbound)

The construction of the road was finished in 1950 and was named "Phet Kasem" on December 10, 1950 in honour Luang Phet Kasemwithisawasdi (Tham Phetkasem), formerly the seventh director deputy general of the State Highways Department. Before that, it had been called "Bangkok–Khlong Phruan Road" (ถนนกรุงเทพ–คลองพรวน). Luang Phet Kasemwithisawasdi was the royal scholar of the State Railway Department (now State Railway of Thailand). He studied civil engineering in England and returned to work for the State Railway Department and then transferred to the State Highways Department. Phet Kasem Road was built during the period when Luang Phet Kasemwithisawasdi was the deputy director general of the State Highways Department. The road was named under the policy of the government of Major General Por Phibunsongkhram who named the road after the chief engineer who supervised the construction and gave the instructions.

Route

Starts at Naowa Chamnian bridge, Bangkok Yai district and goes through the following districts of Bangkok : Phasi Charoen, Bang Khae and Nong Khaem.

The provinces along the road are Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang, Phatthalung and Songkhla. It is linked to the North–South Expressway (NSE) of Malaysia at the Sadao-Bukit Kayu Hitam border.

Three sections of the highway are also the Asian Highway AH2.

• From Nakhon Pathom to Chumphon
• From Phatthalung to Malaysia border at Bukit Kayu Hitam, where it connects to the North–South Expressway (Malaysia) and Federal Route 1

See also

• Thai highway network

References

1. ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน. อ่านอย่างไร และ เขียนอย่างไร ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน. พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 22. กรุงเทพฯ : ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, 2557, p. 58.