Controlled-access highways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

are systems that can be used only by cars, trucks, and certain types of buses, forming a spider-web network around the Greater Bangkok area and eventually covering the entire country. Currently, there are three different systems in Thailand. The first system, known as the "Intercity Motorway," is owned and operated by the Department of Highways. The second system is the "Expressway," which is owned by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) and operated by the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company (BEM), with some expressway routes directly operated by the EXAT itself. The third system is the "Concession Highway," commonly known as the "Tollway," which is owned by the Department of Highways but operated by a private company. The Tollway currently has one route, the Don Mueang Tollway, operated by the Don Mueang Tollway Public Company. The first controlled-access highway in Thailand is the Din Daeng - Tha Ruea section of the

Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway The Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway (), also known as the First Stage Expressway System (), is an expressway in Thailand, located in Bangkok. It is the first expressway to be opened in the country and is 27.1 kilometres in length. The expressway ha ...

, opened on 29 October 1981, linking Vibhavadhi Rangsit Road to

Bangkok Port Bangkok Port () (BKP), popularly known as Khlong Toei Port (), is an international port on the Chao Phraya River in Khlong Toei District of the Thai capital city, Bangkok. It is operated by the Port Authority of Thailand. Until recently, Bangkok P ...

with a total distance of 8.9 kilometers. File:Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway in Bangkok.jpg, Thailand_road_sign_Expressway

Din Daeng - Tha Ruea section of the

, the first expressway in Thailand. File:Rama IX Bridge (I).jpg, alt=Rama IX Bridge is the part of Tha Reau - Dao Khanong section of the Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway, opened on 22 November 1987., Rama IX Bridge is the part of Tha Ruea - Dao Khanong section of the Thailand_road_sign_Expressway

, opened on 22 November 1987. File:Highway interchange at night (35517755855) (cropped).jpg, Makkasan Interchange of Thailand_road_sign_Expressway

and

Si Rat Expressway. File:Motorway 9 Klong kum Interchange 2019.jpg, Thai Motorway-t9

Intercity Motorway No.9, known as

Kanchanaphisek Road Kanchanaphisek Road (), also known as the Bangkok Outer Ring Road () is a highway in Thailand, connecting Bangkok, Samut Prakan province, Nonthaburi province, Pathum Thani province and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province. It consists of multiple sect ...

or Bangkok's 2nd Outer Ring Road. File:อุดรรัถยา.jpg, Thailand_road_sign_Expressway

Udon Ratthaya Expressway The Udon Ratthaya Expressway (), also known as the Bang Pa-in–Pak Kret Expressway (), is an expressway in Thailand, located in Nonthaburi province, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani province, Pathum Thani and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Phra Nakh ...

also known as Bang Pa In - Pakkret Expressway. File:Bridge over the Bang Pakong River Motorway No. 7.jpg, Thai Motorway-t7

Intercity Motorway No.7, the motorway linking between

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

and

Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Eastern Thailand, the second-largest city in Chonburi province and the List of municipalities in Thailand, eighth-largest city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, and h ...

. File:Motorway 6 and Lam Takhong Reservoir from Khao Yai Thiang.jpg, Thai Motorway-t6

Intercity Motorway No.6 and Lam Takhong Reservoir. File:The Intelligent Transport System screen on Thailand Highway 9.jpg, Western part of Thai Motorway-f9

does not have a toll-collection system.

List of controlled-access highways in Thailand

List of former controlled-access highways in Thailand

File:ถนนวิภาวดีรังสิต (2).jpg, Thai Highway-31

Vibhavadhi Rangsit Road with Thailand_road_sign_Expressway

Don Mueang Tollway above. File:Rama II Road.jpg, Thai Highway-35

Rama II Road 300px, Rama II Road in the area of Samut Sakhon Province Rama II Road (, ; usually shortened to , ) or Highway 35 (, ) is a road in Thailand heading towards the south. Rama II Road starts from Chom Thong District in the Thonburi side of Bangko ...

with

Rama III-Dao Khanong-Outer Ring Road Expressway under construction. File:Chim Phli, Taling Chan, Bangkok 10170, Thailand - panoramio.jpg, Thai Highway-338

Borommaratchachonnani Road 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road and parallel overpass in the phase of Chimphli Subdistrict, Taling Chan District 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road in the beginning phase near Borommaratchachonnani Intersection and Tesco Lotus Pinklao Borommara ...

with elevated frontage road above. File:Bypass Hua Hin - Cha-am - panoramio.jpg, Thai Highway-37

is now used for the Hua Hin - Cha-am Bypass road.

References

{{Motorways in Asia Roads in Thailand