| Country: | THA |
| Burapha Withi Expressway ทางพิเศษบูรพาวิถี | |
| Length Km: | 55 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Established: | 7 February 2000 |
| Type: | elevated toll road |
| Photo Notes: | The Bang Na Expressway is one of the longest bridges in the world. |
| Terminus A: | Bang Na |
| Terminus B: | Chonburi |
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 55km (34miles) 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).
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 1800000m2 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.
The highway is elevated onto a viaduct that has an average span length of . It is a 27adj=midNaNadj=mid 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]
This expressway has toll plazas for both entry and exit. This table only displays toll plazas for entry into the expressway only.
| Burapha Withi ExpresswayBang Na – Chon Buri | ||||||||
| Location | km | Westbound | Facility | Eastbound | ||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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) | |
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]