National Road 45 (Burma)
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National Road 45 or State Highway 45 is a highway of eastern Burma, passing through Shan State
. It connects Nansang to Mong Ton
and the Thai border in the southeast.
The highway is fed by the National Highway 4
at Nansang at 20°53′N 97°43′E just west of Nansang Airport. It passes in a SSE direction through Mong Nai
until Lang Khoi when it mostly heads east to Mong Pan
and then NEE and southeast to Mong Ton
where it connects with National Highway 49 at 20°17′59"N 98°53′44"E. It then heads south to the Thai border where it ends just south of Namaklwe
at 19°46′13"N 98°57′10"E.
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
. It connects Nansang to Mong Ton
Mong Ton
Mong Ton is a town and seat of Mong Tong Township in Mong Hsat District, Shan State in eastern Myanmar near the border with Thailand. It is served by Mong Ton Airport...
and the Thai border in the southeast.
The highway is fed by the National Highway 4
National Highway 4 (Burma)
National Highway 4 is an important west-east flowing highway of central Burma. It connects the town of Meiktila in the Mandalay Division to Tachileik in Shan State in the east on the border with Thailand...
at Nansang at 20°53′N 97°43′E just west of Nansang Airport. It passes in a SSE direction through Mong Nai
Mong Nai
Mong Nai is a town in Mong Nai Township in the Shan State of Burma.-References:...
until Lang Khoi when it mostly heads east to Mong Pan
Mong Pan
Mong Pan is a town and seat of Mong Pan Township in the southern Shan State of Burma. To the south it borders Mae Hong Son Province in Thailand and lies west of the Salween River. It lies along National Road 45....
and then NEE and southeast to Mong Ton
Mong Ton
Mong Ton is a town and seat of Mong Tong Township in Mong Hsat District, Shan State in eastern Myanmar near the border with Thailand. It is served by Mong Ton Airport...
where it connects with National Highway 49 at 20°17′59"N 98°53′44"E. It then heads south to the Thai border where it ends just south of Namaklwe
Namaklwe
Namaklwe is a village near the Burma-Thai border in Mong Ton Township of Shan State in eastern Burma. It lies along National Highway 45 which connects it to Mong Ton in the north and leads into Thailand, just to the south. It has been a site of conflict when the Burma Frontier Force once gunned...
at 19°46′13"N 98°57′10"E.