Multiple toll-collecting controlled-access highway systems are in operation in Thailand, The service can be used only for cars, trucks and certain types of buses currently serving the Greater Bangkok area and nearby provinces. The first expressway in Thailand is Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway, opened in 1981. Burapha Withi Expressway was the world's longest bridge from its opening in 2000 to 2010.
Thailand's different controlled-access highway systems are: the expressways (Thai: ทางพิเศษ, RTGS: thang phiset) operated by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) and Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM). The motorways (ทางหลวงพิเศษ, thang luang phiset) operated by the Department of Highways, and Don Muang Tollway, a concession highway owned by the Department of Highways and operated by Don Muang Tollway PCL.
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| Expressways in Thailand | |||
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| Official name | Other name | Length | Operator |
| Chaloem Maha Nakhon | First Stage Expressway System | 27.1 kilometres (16.8 mi) | Expressway Authority of Thailand |
| Si Rat | Second Stage Expressway System | 38.4 kilometres (23.9 mi) | BEM |
| Prachim Ratthaya | Si Rat–Outer Ring Road(West) | 16.7 kilometres (10.4 mi) | BEM |
| Don Mueang Tollway | Uttaraphimuk Elevated Tollway | 28.2 kilometres (17.5 mi) | Don Mueang Tollway |
| Chalong Rat | Kanchanapisek–Ramindra–At Narong Expressway | 28.2 kilometres (17.5 mi) | Expressway Authority of Thailand |
| Burapha Withi | Bang Na –Chonburi Expressway | 55.0 kilometres (34.2 mi) | Expressway Authority of Thailand |
| Udon Ratthaya | Bang Pa-in–Pak Kret Expressway | 32.0 kilometres (19.9 mi) | BEM |
| S1 | Third Stage Expressway System, S1 section or At Narong–Bang Na Expressway |
4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) | Expressway Authority of Thailand |
| Kanchanaphisek | Bang Phli–Suk Sawat Expressway or South Kanchanapisek Road |
34.0 kilometres (21.1 mi) | Expressway Authority of Thailand |
| Motorway 7 | Bangkok–Chonburi–Pattaya Expressway | 149.3 kilometres (92.8 mi) | Department of Highways |
| Motorway 9 | Eastern–Western Kanchanapisek Road | 147 kilometres (91 mi) | Department of Highways |
| Total | 560 kilometres (350 mi) | ||
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