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Route 7 to Pattaya

The first highway in Thailand was built with American assistance in 1957. Route 2 connected the Satthathip naval base with the airfields in the Isaan Plateau. The road was later extended to the Laotian border. The all-weather surface allowed military convoys to transport war material even during the monsoon season. The US air campaign against […]