AH12 explained

Country:ASIA
Type:AH
Route:12
Length Km:1195
Map Notes:Map of AH12 in red
Map Custom:yes
Photo Alt:AH12 in Laos
Photo Notes:AH12 in Laos
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Nateuy, Laos
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Hin Kong, Thailand
Countries:Laos
Thailand
Previous Type:AH
Previous Route:11
Next Type:AH
Next Route:13

Asian Highway 12 (AH12) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, with a length of 1,195 km (747 miles) that runs from AH3 in Nateuy, Laos, through Muang Xay, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Vientiane, Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Saraburi until its terminus at AH1 in Nong Khae District, Saraburi Province, Thailand.[1]

The highway has been in use since 8 April 1994. Its US$30 million cost was financed by Laos and Thailand, apart from the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, funded by the Australian government as development aid for Laos.[2]

Sections

Laos

Route 450: Vientiane–Thanaleng (Vientiane Prefecture), First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge

Thailand

Notes and References

  1. Book: Asian Highway Handbook . 2003 . UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC . 63–65, 104–107 . 15 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414184019/http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/Full%20version.pdf . 14 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Focus Feb 09 08 . 2009-01-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914094726/http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/focus/feb09/focus_feb09_08.pdf . 2009-09-14 .