Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ ๕ ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີຫ້າ | |
---|---|
Carries | Motor vehicles |
Crosses | Mekong River, |
Locale | Bueng Kan, Bueng Kan Province Pakxan, Bolikhamxai Province |
Characteristics | |
Design | Box girder bridge |
The Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 5, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn mít.trā.pʰâːp tʰāj lāːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː hâː]; Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ, [kʰǔə mittapʰâːp láːw tʰaj]) is a proposed highway bridge over the Mekong River that links the Bueng Kan Province of Thailand and Pakxan town, Bolikhamxai Province in Laos.[1][2][3]
Construction began in 2020 and is expected to take three years.[4]
See also[]
- Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
- Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
References[]
- ^ "Construction of the Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge to Prepare for the ASEAN Economic Community". Thai Government Public Relations Department. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "PM pushes for 5th, 6th Thai-Lao friendship bridges". MCOT Online News. MCOT Online News. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "5th Friendship Bridge in pipeline". TTR Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Bidding on Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge project scheduled for July". XINHUANET. June 27, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Bridges over the Mekong River
- International bridges
- Bridges in Thailand
- Bridges in Laos
- Laos–Thailand border crossings
- Greater Mekong Subregion