Phahonyothin Road (, , ) or Highway 1 is a main road in

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and one of the four primary highways in Thailand, which include Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3), and Phet Kasem Road (Highway 4). It begins at Victory Monument in

and runs

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to the Burmese border, with a total length of .

History

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Phahonyothin Road was originally called "Prachathipat Road" (, ''Thanon Prachathipat'', literally "Democrat Road"), and reached just to Don Mueang. In 1938, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram had the road extended from Don Mueang, through Bang Pa-In, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi, and Singburi Province, Singburi, making it long. The newly lengthened road was renamed Phahonyothin Road, in honor of General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena (formerly Phot Phahonyothin), the second

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and one of the heads of the 1932 revolution.

Route

, Phahonyothin Road originates at the northeast corner of Victory Monument on the periphery of Ratchathewi and Phaya Thai districts, then crosses Chatuchak,

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, Don Mueang, and Sai Mai districts before continuing into Pathum Thani Province, and on through Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, again through Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, Phayao and finally

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, ending in Mae Sai district, where it connects to

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. Phaholyothin Road in Bangkok is also a demarcation line between districts or sub-districts in several phases as follows: #

Thung Phaya Thai Thung Phaya Thai (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Ratchathewi District, downtown Bangkok. History This area formerly known as "Thung Phaya Thai", a vast field in the area of inner capital, it covers the area from the outskirts of Dusit Pala ...

(outbound) and Thanon Phaya Thai (inbound) in Ratchathewi district, as a continuation of

Phaya Thai Road Phaya Thai Road (, , ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. It begins at the south side of Victory Monument (Thailand), Victory Monument in Ratchathewi District and continues until Sam Yan Intersection in Pathum Wan District, where it intersect ...

, from Victory Monument to the bridge over the Khlong Samsen. # Phaya Thai (outbound) and Samsen Nai (inbound) in Phaya Thai district throughout the entire area, from the bridge over the Khlong Samsen to the bridge over the Khlong Bang Sue (begins July 26, 2017). # Chatuchak (outbound) and Chom Phon (inbound) in Chatuchak district from the bridge over the Khlong Bang Sue to Ratchayothin Intersection. # Lat Yao (outbound) and Chan Kasem (inbound) in Chatuchak district from Ratchayothin to Sena Nikhom Intersections. # Lat Yao (outbound) and Sena Nikhom (inbound) in Chatuchak district from Sena Nikhom Junction to Thong Chanya Bridge. # Bang Khen district (outbound) and Sai Mai district (inbound) from the bridge over the Khlong Lam Phak Chi to Saphan Mai quarter. # Don Mueang district (outbound) and Sai Mai district (inbound) from Saphan Mai quarter to the administrative boundary line between Bangkok and Pathum Thani.

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