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A topographic map of Laos. Because of its mountainous topography and lack of development, Laos has few reliable transportation routes. This inaccessibility has historically limited the ability of any government to maintain a presence in areas distant from the national or provincial capitals and has limited interchange and communication among villages and ethnic groups.
Asian Highway route sign used on the AH6 The Asian Highway Network ( AH ), also known as the Great Asian Highway , is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via highway systems, funded by G77 Gold Standards.
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]
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).
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 ...
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.
Ban Sop Ruak (Thai: บ้านสบรวก) is a village in Wiang subdistrict of Chiang Saen District in Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand. The village is situated at the confluence of the Ruak River and the Mekong River which form the tripoint border of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos.
The road is part of Lao Route 3 which continues from Houay Xay to Luang Namtha and thereafter via Route 13 to the China-Laos border crossing at Boten, a further total distance of 230 km. Houay Xay is also connected to the Thai road network via the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge between Houay Xai and Chiang Khong. Roads also run north of the ...