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Laos opened a highway connection to Kunming in April 2008. The Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge opened to the public on 11 December 2013 linking Kunming to Bokeo, Laos and Chiang Rai. It reduced travel time to five hours. [citation needed]
The Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge [a] is a highway bridge over the Mekong River that links the Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province of Thailand and Houayxay in Laos. [1] The bridge opened to the public on 11 December 2013. [2] [3] The bridge was the last section of Asian Highway 3 to be built.
It traverses jungle and highlands in southern Yunnan and Northern Laos before entering Thailand at Chiang Khong. It then continues southward, largely following Thai Route 1, which becomes an Expressway standard road near Bangkok but which is largely an at-grade dual carriageway along most of its length within Thailand. Within Laos, as of May ...
Opening hours 1 Tachileik, Shan State: 1 Mae Sai 1, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai: 0630 - 2100 The border crossing is via the First Bridge over the Sai River. 2 1041 Mae Sai 2, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai: 0630 -1830 The border crossing is via the Second Bridge over the Sai River. 3 Myawaddy, Kayin State: 12 Mae Sot 1, Mae Sot District, Tak ...
Asian Highway 3 (AH3) is a route of the Asian Highway Network which runs 7,331 km (4,555 mi) from Ulan-Ude, Russia (on AH6) to Tanggu, China; and Shanghai, China (on AH5) to Chiang Rai, Thailand and Kengtung, Myanmar (both on AH2).
A highway sign, bearing the Thai national symbol and the route number. The Thai highway network follows the left-hand traffic rule of the road. The network is the twin responsibility of the Department of Highways (DOH, Thai: กรมทางหลวง, Krom Thang Luang), and the Department of Rural Roads (DORR, กรมทางหลวงชนบท, Krom Thang Luang Chonnabot), under ...
Map of the Laos–Thailand border. The Laos–Thailand border is the international border between the territory of Laos and Thailand. The border is 1,845 km (1,146 mi) in length, over half of which follows the Mekong River, and runs from the tripoint with Myanmar in the north to tripoint with Cambodia in the south. [1]
The Mekong River flows at the northern end of the district, partially forming the boundary with Laos. Another important river is the Ing, a tributary of the Mekong. Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise): Wiang Kaen, Khun Tan, Phaya Meng Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Doi Luang and Chiang Saen of Chiang Rai Province.