Originally, there was no official name for Highway 34. Therefore, people referred to the road by its perceived beginning and end, which included the part of Sukhumvit Road that continues on to Trat, giving the name Bang Na–Trat Road, by which it is still popularly known. The Department of Highways later designated the official name according to the true end of the route as
Bang Na–Bang Pakong Highway (ทางหลวงสายบางนา–บางปะกง). However, the
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has defined its distance in Bangkok as "Bang Na–Trat Road", following the colloquial name. Bang Pakong Bridge, also formerly known as
Devahastin Bridge is a bridge crossing the
Bang Pakong River in
Bang Pakong district that opened before the road in 1951. ==Route==