Highway 44 (Thailand)
National Highway 44 | |
|---|---|
| ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 44 | |
| Major junctions | |
| Southwest end | Surat Thani 8°18.11′N 98°47.03′E / 8.30183°N 98.78383°E |
| Nakhon Si Thammarat | |
| Northeast end | Trang 9°9.47′N 99°31.02′E / 9.15783°N 99.51700°E |
| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Highway system | |
Highway 44 is part of land bridge project running across the Kra Isthmus. It starts at intersection with Phetkasem highway (Highway 4) in Krabi Province, running northeast, and ends at intersection with Highway 401 in Surat Thani Province. It roughly follows the route that a centuries-discussed Thai Canal might follow, if ever built.
Construction of Highway 44 began in the 1990s and was completed in 2003 at a cost of US$109.7 million.