Neak Loeung Bridge

Neak Loeung Bridge
ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង (Spean Neak Loeung)

Bridge seen from a distance with a field in the foreground.

The finished bridge in 2015
Crosses Mekong River
Locale Neak Loeung
History
Construction begin February 12, 2011[1]
Opened April 6, 2015 [2]

The Neak Loeung Bridge (Khmer:ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង aka Tsubasa Bridge) links Kandal Province with the town of Neak Loeung, Prey Veng Province in Cambodia, on the heavily traveled highway between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. This 2.2 km bridge eliminated a ferry crossing and is the longest bridge across the Mekong River in the country. It was funded and built as a Japanese government donation (Cambodia's third Japanese donated bridge) and now appears on the new 500 riel note.[3] It opened to traffic in April 2015.

The inauguration ceremony for construction was set on February 12, 2011.[1] The bridge has become Cambodia's longest bridge spanning over 2 kilometers.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Address at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of the Neak Loeung Bridge, a Grant Aid Provided by the Government of Japan". 12 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Cambodia opens Japan-funded bridge across Mekong
  3. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/14/national/japan-funded-bridges-appear-on-new-cambodian-money/#.VQc1YnVGh5Q
  4. ↑ Taing, Vida (December 27, 2014). "A river spanned". The Phnom Penh Post (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). Retrieved January 1, 2015.

Coordinates: 11°16′33″N 105°16′43″E / 11.2758°N 105.2786°E / 11.2758; 105.2786

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