Ramkhamhaeng Road


[file:ถนนรามคำแหง แยกร่มเกล้า.jpg|thumb|250px|Ramkhamhaeng Road at Ramkhamhaeng-Rom Klao Intersection.]
Ramkhamhaeng Road is a main road in eastern Bangkok, Thailand. It's named after Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand's first open university that it runs through. The name is also the surrounding area.

Route

It can be divided into two phases:

First phase

The road starts at Khlong Tan Intersection in Suan Luang District, where it cuts with Phetchaburi, Soi Sukhumvit 71, and Phatthanakan Roads, as a continuation of Pridi Banomyong Road. Then northeastward through Ramkhamhaeng Intersection, where it cuts across Rama IX Road, through the entrance of Wat Thepleela temple and Ramkhamhaeng University, Sports Authority of Thailand, up until ends at Lam Sali Intersection in Bang Kapi District near Bang Kapi District Office and Tha Mall Bangkapi. It is about long.
This first phase is considered a road in the downtown. There is an overpass along the road direction from Soi Ramkhamhaeng 13 in front of The Mall Ramkhamhaeng up until Soi Ramkhamhaeng 81/4. Only this phase is one of Bangkok's busiest traffic areas.
Two shortcuts to Phlapphla Subdistrict in Wang Thonglang District were Soi Ramkhamhaeng 39 or Soi Wat Thepleela, the location of Wat Thepleela and former site of Wang Thonglang District Office; and Soi Ramkhamhaeng 65 or Soi Mahadthai which crosses the Khlong Saen Saeb canal lead to Lat Phrao Road in the opposite side of Ladprao General Hospital, where it is referred to as Soi Lat Phrao 122.

Second phase

This phase was formerly known as "Sukhaphiban 3 Road". It continued to run from Lam Sali Intersection, where it cuts across Srinagarindra Road, then northeastward cuts with Puang Siri Road through Ban Ma Junction, where it cuts across Si Burapha Road, then into Saphan Sung District, it cuts across Kanchanaphisek Road and entering Min Buri District through Lat Bua Khao Junction, where it cuts across Min Phatthana Road and Soi Ramkhamhaeng 172, then it through Ramkhamhaeng-Rom Klao Intersection, where it meet Rom Klao Road, up until the end at Ramkhamhaeng-Suwinthawong Junction, where it merge Suwinthawong Road, the distance is about. Only this phase is considered the road running through the suburbs of Bangkok.
The length of both phases is long.
Famous places along the road include Thailand's largest football stadium Rajamangala National Stadium, Wat Sriboonreung and Wat Bang Peng Tai temples, Ruamrudee International School.

Transportation