Bang Na Expressway
Burapha Withi Expressway | |
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 The Bang Na Expressway is one of the longest bridges in the world. | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 55 km[1] (34 mi) |
| Existed | 7 February 2000–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Bang Na |
| To | Chonburi |
| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Highway system | |
The Bang Na Expressway (full name: Bang Na – Bang Phli – Bang Pakong Expressway), officially Burapha Withi Expressway (Thai: ทางพิเศษบูรพาวิถี, lit. Road to the East), is a 55-kilometer-long (34 mi) six-lane elevated highway in Thailand.[2] It is a toll road running above National Highway 34 (Debaratna Road, Bang Na–Trat Road) and is owned by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT).
History
The Bang Na Expressway was conceived by the Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (ETA). The structure was built using a design-build contracting method. The columns and superstructure were designed by Jean M. Muller (U.S.) and the alignment and foundations were designed by Asian Engineering Consultants (Thailand). The owner's designer and engineer was the late Louis Berger of the Louis Berger Group and the project was built by a joint venture of Bilfinger & Berger (Germany) and Ch. Karnchang (Thailand).[3] It took 1,800,000 cubic meters (2,400,000 cu yd) of concrete to build the bridge. The bridge was completed in January 2000[4]
The expressway was opened in its entirety on 7 February 2000.
Structural description
The highway is elevated onto a viaduct that has an average span length of 42 meters (138 ft). It is a 27-meter-wide (89 ft) box girder bridge.
There are two toll plazas on the elevated structure where the structure must widen to accommodate twelve lanes. The toll system is done by Kapsch TrafficCom AB (Sweden).[5]
Route
This expressway has toll plazas for both entry and exit. This table only displays toll plazas for entry into the expressway only.
| Location | km | Westbound | Facility | Eastbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exit destinations (road) | Toll Plaza (Entry) | English | Thai | Toll Plaza (Entry) | Exit destinations (road) | ||
| Bangkok | 0.00 | Westbound - Tha Ruea, Dao Khanong, Rama IX Road, Ram Inthra Road ( S1 Expressway)
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- | Bang Na Junction | ต่างระดับบางนา | no toll plaza
(continues from S1) |
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| 2.00 | Bang Na, CentralPlaza Bangna, BITEC ( Debaratna Road)
|
- | Bang Na Interchange | ต่างระดับบางนา | no toll plaza
(uses Bang Na KM.6) | ||
| 6.00 | Bang Na KM.6 Toll Plaza | ||||||
| 7.00 | - | Bang Kaeo (Inbound) | Bang Kaeo Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางแก้ว | - | Bang Kaeo, Ramkhamhaeng University Bang Na Campus ( Debaratna Road)
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| 4.72 | Northbound - Lat Krabang, Ram Inthra, Bang Pa-in ( East Kanchanaphisek Road)
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Bang Kaeo 2 | Wat Salut Junction | ต่างระดับวัดสลุด | Bang Kaeo 2 | Southbound - Samut Prakan, Phra Pradaeng, Rama II Road (Kanchanaphisek Expressway)
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| Bang Kaeo 3 | Bang Kaeo 3 | ||||||
| Outer Ring Road (Bang Kaeo) | |||||||
| 11.00 | - | Bang Phli 1 | Bang Phli 1 Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางพลี 1 | - | Bang Phli (King Kaeo Road) | |
| 13.00 | Lat Krabang (King Kaeo Road) | - | Bang Phli 2 Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางพลี 2 | Bang Phli 2 | - | |
| 15.00 | Suvarnabhumi Airport, Krirk University (Suvarnabhumi 3 Road) | Suvarnabhumi 1 | Suvarnabhumi Interchange | แยกทางด่วนสุวรรณภูมิ | Suvarnabumi 2 | - | |
| 19.00 | - | Mueang Mai Bang Phli | Mueang Mai Bang Phli Interchange | แยกทางด่วนเมืองใหม่บางพลี | - | Bang Phli New Town, Bang Phli Industrial Estate, Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute (Debaratna Road) | |
| 25.00 | - | Bang Sao Thong | Bang Sao Thong Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางเสาธง | - | Bang Sao Thong (Debaratna Road) | |
| 30.00 | Bang Bo (Debaratna Road) | - | Bang Bo Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางบ่อ | Bang Bo | - | |
| 33.00 | - | Bang Phli Noi | Bang Phli Noi Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางพลีน้อย | - | Bang Phli Noi (Debaratna Road) | |
| Chachoengsao | 38.00 | - | Bang Samak | Bang Samak Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางสมัคร | - | Bang Samak, Chachoengsao,  Motorway 7 (Debaratna Road, Bangkok Chonburi New Frontage Road)
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| 42.00 | Bang Wua, Chachoengsao, Motorway 7 (Debaratna Road, Bangkok Chonburi New Frontage Road)
|
- | Bang Wua Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางวัว | Bang Wua | - | |
| 45.00 | - | Bang Pakong 1 | Bang Pakong 1 Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางปะกง 1 | - | Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao (Debaratna Road, Highway 314,  Sukhumvit Road)
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| 47.00 | Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao (Debaratna Road, Highway 314, Sukhumvit Road)
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- | Bang Pakong 2 Interchange | แยกทางด่วนบางปะกง 2 | Bang Pakong 2 | - | |
| Chonburi | 54.00 | - | Chonburi | Chonburi Interchange | แยกทางด่วนชลบุรี | - | Chonburi, Phan Thong ( Sukhumvit Road)
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Records
The world's longest car bridge, the Bang Na Expressway held the title of the world's longest bridge from 2000 until 2008. Today, it is the seventh longest bridge in the world.
See also
- List of bridges by length
- List of bridge megaprojects
- Expressway
- Controlled-access highways in Thailand
References
- ^ Brockmann, Christian; Horst Rogenhofer (January–February 2000). "Bang Na Expressway, Bangkok, Thailand—World's Longest Bridge and Largest Precasting Operation" (PDF). PCI Journal. 45 (1): 26–38. doi:10.15554/pcij.01012000.26.38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ Brockmann, Christian; Horst Rogenhofer (January–February 2000). "Bang Na Expressway, Bangkok, Thailand—World's Longest Bridge and Largest Precasting Operation" (PDF). PCI Journal. 45 (1): 26–38. doi:10.15554/pcij.01012000.26.38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "ติดต่อเรา". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
- ^ Christian Brockmann; Horst Rogenhofer (January–February 2000). "Bang Na Expressway, Bangkok, Thailand — World's Longest Bridge and Largest Precasting Operation" (PDF). PCI Journal: 26–38.
- ^ "Kapsch TrafficCom AB equips world longest bridge". Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
External links
Media related to Bang Na Expressway at Wikimedia Commons- The Bang Na Expressway (1,1 MB PDF-file with plans and photos)
