Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge

สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ ๓
ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີສາມ
Coordinates17°29′33″N 104°43′42″E / 17.4925°N 104.7283°E / 17.4925; 104.7283
CarriesMotor vehicles
CrossesMekong River
LocaleAt Samat, Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand
Thakhek, Khammouane Province, Laos
Official nameThird Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBox girder bridge
Total length1423 m
Width13 m
History
Opened11 November 2011
Location

The Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 3, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn mít.trā.pʰâːp tʰāj lāːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː sǎːm]; Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີສາມ, pronounced [kʰǔa̯ mīt.tā.pʰâːp láːw tʰáj hɛ̄ŋ tʰīː sǎːm]) over the Mekong is a bridge that connects Nakhon Phanom Province in Thailand with Thakhek, Khammouane Province in Laos. The bridge's foundation stone was laid on 6 March 2009, and it opened for traffic on 11 November 2011.[1][2] The bridge is 1,423 metres long and 13 metres wide.[3]

The name "Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge" was previously also used to refer to the planned bridge from Chiang Khong, Thailand to Houayxay, Laos, but this bridge is now known as the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.

Traffic on the bridge drives on the left, as in Thailand, while traffic in Laos drives on the right; the lane-change is on the Laos side.

See also

17°29′33″N 104°43′42″E / 17.49250°N 104.72833°E / 17.49250; 104.72833

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Thailand, Laos Open New Friendship Bridge « VOA Breaking News".
  3. ↑ "Third Mekong Bridge opens : TTRweekly". Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Plan Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
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