Lanna-ww2

Japan in Northwest Thailand during World War II

THE NORTHERN ROUTE^[1]
(shown in WHITE below)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS (The roads & stationing shown below are in order from Khun Yuam to Chiang Mai)
		Northern Route: Khun Yuam - Mae Hong Son - Pai - Mae Malai - Chiang Mai
		Accum   Km	Route	Station	Description
			-----	----	General
			0108b	198	Khun Yuam
			0108b	198	Museum
			0108b	198	Wat Muai To
			0108b	202	Nong Ka Po
			0108b	204	IJA Road
			0108b	212	Mae Surin
			0108b	230	Huai Pong
			0108b	258	Pha Bong
			0108b	265	Mae Hong Son
			1095	215	Mae Hong Son
			1095	213+	Mae Hong Son Airport
			1095	213	Wat Chong Kham
			1095	200	Wat Phra
			1095	192	McGarry crash site
			1095	188	Huai Pha
			1095	168	Mae Suya
			1095	168-157	Forest Protection Unit 15
			1095	157	IJA Road
			1095	138	Pang Mapha
			1095	134	Pha Mon
			1095	133	Mon Mai Camp
			1095	130	Nam Rin
			1095	110	Soppong
			1095	100	Pai Airport
			1095	097	Pai City
			1095	088	Pai Bridge
			1095	000	Mae Malai
			0107	036	Mae Malai
			0107	015	Mae Rim
			0107	013	Wat memorial
			0107	009	Don Kaeo: medical facilities
			0121: Chiang Mai Outer Ring Road: paralleling Rte 107                                         (see Route 0107:009 above)
					General
				004+	Don Kaeo medical facilities

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NOTES

1.^ Map is extracted from แผนที่ทางหลวงประเทสไทย Scale: 1:1,600,000 (กรุงเทพมหานคร:กรมทางหลวง, 2009) [Road Map of Thailand, Scale 1:1,600,000 (Bangkok: Department of Public Highways, 2009)] (foldout map). Annotations are by author. Routes used by retreating IJA forces are here assumed to approximate currently existing roads.

 

Revision List
Rev	Date	Description
0	2012 May 15	First published on Internet
1	2012 Jun 10	Enlarged table of contents listings