Kizuna Bridge

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Kizuna Bridge

ស្ពានគីហ្សុណា
Kisona Bridge.jpg
CoordinatesCoordinates: 12°00′00″N 105°27′00″E / 12.00000°N 105.45000°E / 12.00000; 105.45000
CrossesMekong River
LocaleKampong Cham, Cambodia
Characteristics
Total length1,500 m
Longest span170 m
History
Opened4th of December 2001
Location

The Kizuna Bridge[a] is a bridge on the Mekong River in the city of Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham Province.

It was opened in 2001 and was the first bridge to be built over the Mekong river in Cambodia.[1]

Construction[]

Construction of the bridge was funded by a $56 million grant from the Japanese government. At 1500 metres it was the longest bridge in Cambodia until the construction of the Koh Kong Bridge, a 1900-metre Thai-Cambodian bridge in Koh Kong built in 2002.[2] The Kizuna bridge links eastern and western Cambodia by road for the first time. Construction of the bridge began in 1999 and took three years to complete. An estimated 10,000 people crowded the bridge for the opening ceremony.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Khmer: ស្ពានគីហ្សុណា, romanized: Spéan Kihsŏna; Khmer pronunciation: [spiən kiːzonaː]

References[]

  1. ^ Streeby, Richard (9 December 2001). "First Bridge over Mekong". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  2. ^ "First Mekong bridge opens in Cambodia". BBC News. 4 December 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  3. ^ "First bridge over Mekong in Cambodia opens amid celebrations". Associated Press. 4 December 2001. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
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