Highway 302 is a national highway in

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. It includes two connecting roads: Rattanathibet Road and Ngam Wong Wan Road. Route 302 is long, of which is in

Nonthaburi Nonthaburi (, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand. On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality ('' thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai subdistrict (''tambon''), j ...

, and is in Bangkok.Highway information database
, Department of Highways (in Thai). Retrieved on August 7, 2009.

Rattanathibet Road

Rattanathibet Road () starts at

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 ...

(Motorway Route 9) in Sao Thong Hin

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, Bang Yai District, Nonthaburi, and runs east through Bang Bua Thong District, passes Bang Kruai - Sai Noi Road (Route 3215) at Bang Phlu intersection () and Mueang Nonthaburi district, passes Ratchaphruek Road () at Bang Rak Noi intersection and crosses the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Etymology Written evidence of the river being referred to by the ...

on the Phra Nang Klao Bridge and Phra Nang Klao Parallel Bridge, passes Nonthaburi 1 Road () (Route 3110) and passes Liang Mueang Nonthaburi Road and continues east until it ends at Khae Rai intersection, where it intersects with Tiwanon Road (Route 306) and the route continues as Ngam Wong Wan Road.

Ngam Wong Wan Road

Ngam Wong Wan Road () continues east from Rattanathibet Road at Khae Rai intersection in Nonthaburi, crossing into Bangkok at Lak Si District, then passing through Chatuchak District, ending at Kaset intersection, where it intersects with

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

. Via a bypass tunnel beneath Kasetsart, the road continues as Prasoet Manukit Road (Thailand Route 351). Ngam Wong Wan Road is named for Damrong Ngamwongwan (), a Department of Highways engineer who oversaw construction of the road. It was a policy of the

Plaek Phibunsongkhram Plaek Phibunsongkhram; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964) was a Thai military officer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and again from 1948 to 1957. He rose to power as a leading member of the Kh ...

government that new roads be named for their chief engineers.

References

External links

Thailand Route 302
on Google Maps. {{Road infrastructure in Thailand Streets in Bangkok National highways of Thailand