Bang Na Expressway

Burapha Withi Expressway
ทางพิเศษบูรพาวิถี
Burapha Withi Expressway ; ทางพิเศษบูรพาวิถี
	The Bang Na Expressway is one of the longest bridges in the world.
Route information
Length	55 km (34 mi)
Existed	7 February 2000–present
Major junctions
From	Bang Na
To	Chonburi
Location
Country	Thailand
Highway system
	Highways in Thailand; Motorways; Asian Highways;

Bang Na Expressway

Legend

km

to Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway

0

Bang Na interchange

2

Bang Na km 2 interchange

4

Wat Si Iam junction

6

Bang Na km 6 toll plaza

7

Bang Kaeo interchange

9

Wat Salut/

Kanchanaphisek Road

interchange

11

Bang Phli 1 interchange

12

King Kaeo intersection

13

Bang Phli 2 interchange

15

Suvarnabhumi Airport interchange

18

Mueang Mai Bang Phli interchange

25

Bang Sao Thong interchange

28

Bang Bo interchange

34

Bang Phli Noi interchange

39

Bang Samak interchange

42

Bang Wua interchange

45

Bang Pakong 1 interchange

46

Klong Om junction

48

Bang Pakong 2 interchange

50

Bang Pakong River

54

Chonburi toll plaza

54

Chonburi interchange

km

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[edit]

The Bang Na Expressway was conceived by the Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (ETA) and Sukavich Rangsitpol, deputy prime minister of Chuan Leekpai Cabinet (1992–1995).^[3] . 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).^[4] It took 1,800,000 cubic metres (2,400,000 cu yd) of concrete to build the bridge. The bridge was completed in January 2000^[5]

The expressway was opened in its entirety on 7 February 2000.

Structural description[edit]

The highway is elevated onto a viaduct that has an average span length of 42 metres (138 ft). It is a 27-metre-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).^[6]

Route[edit]

This expressway has toll plazas for both entry and exit. This table only displays toll plazas for entry into the expressway only.

Burapha Withi Expressway Bang Na – Chon Buri
Location	km	Westbound		Facility		Eastbound
Location	km	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)	-	Bang Na Junction	ต่างระดับบางนา	no toll plaza (continues from S1)	-
	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)
	4.72	Northbound - Lat Krabang, Ram Inthra, Bang Pa-in ( East Kanchanaphisek Road)	Bang Kaeo 2	Wat Salut Junction	ต่างระดับวัดสลุด	Bang Kaeo 2	Southbound - Samut Prakan, Phra Pradaeng, Rama II Road (Kanchanaphisek Expressway)
			Bang Kaeo 3			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)
	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)
	47.00	Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao (Debaratna Road, Highway 314, Sukhumvit Road)	-	Bang Pakong 2 Interchange	แยกทางด่วนบางปะกง 2	Bang Pakong 2	-
Chonburi	54.00	-	Chonburi	Chonburi Interchange	แยกทางด่วนชลบุรี	-	Chonburi, Phan Thong ( Sukhumvit Road)

Records[edit]

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. Ranked 3rd in the 20 Most Famous Bridges In The World^[7]

Bang Na remains very demanding for the drivers since opening. The variant on the bridge instead of the strenuous traffic jam, also attracts the numerous tourists. From the main road, the wonderful panoramas open onto the city.^[8]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ https://www.scmp.com/article/98562/stability-enhances-confidence
^ "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.
^ https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/world/20-most-famous-bridges-in-the-world/
^ https://www.orangesmile.com/extreme/en/lengthiest-bridges/bang-na-expressway.htm

External links[edit]

Media related to Burapha Withi Expressway at Wikimedia Commons
The Bang Na Expressway (1,1 MB PDF-file with plans and photos)

Records
Preceded by Lake Pontchartrain Causeway	World's longest bridge 2000 – 2004	Succeeded by Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct
Preceded by Lake Pontchartrain Causeway	World's longest car bridge 2000– present	Succeeded by Incumbent

13°39′40″N 100°39′50″E / 13.66111°N 100.66389°E / 13.66111; 100.66389

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] ttps://www.scmp.com/article/98562/stability-enhances-confidence

[4] "ติดต่อเรา". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2019-07-21.

[5] 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.

[6] "Kapsch TrafficCom AB equips world longest bridge". Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2016-01-24.

[7] ttps://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/world/20-most-famous-bridges-in-the-world/

[8] ttps://www.orangesmile.com/extreme/en/lengthiest-bridges/bang-na-expressway.htm

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