List of Mekong bridges

The Rạch Miễu Bridge in Vietnam

The list of Mekong bridges lists all bridges over the Mekong and its estuary arms. The sorting is from the source to the mouth.

Planned or under construction bridges are marked in italics .

List of bridges

China

Course of the Mekong

There are numerous bridges on the still relatively narrow upper reaches of the Mekong (Chinese: Láncāng ). Only larger bridges or bridges with significant traffic engineering are listed. For the dams see the list of dams .

Tibet Autonomous Region :

• G214 road bridge in Chengguan
• Road bridge of the G214 / G318 in Markam district

Yunnan Province :

• 2 road bridges on the G214 in the Dêqên district
• Road bridge of the S311 in the Lanping district
• Road bridge of the G320 near Yongping ( Dali )
• Road bridge on the G56 motorway between Longyang ( Baoshan ) and Yongping (Dali)
• Lancangjiang Railway Bridge (under construction), at Longyang (Baoshan), one of the tallest bridges in the world
• 2 road bridges of the G214 north and south of Manwan , Jingdong
• G323 road bridge between Jinggu and Linxiang
• Road bridge of the S309 between Simao and Lancang
• 2 road bridges in Jinghong ( G214 )

Laos or Lao- Thai border

South of the Golden Triangle , one speaks of the lower reaches of the Mekong . The river now forms the borders between Laos and Thailand on several longer stretches.

• Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (opened in 2013), road bridge between Chiang Rai Province in Northern Thailand and Huay Xay in Northern Laos
• Mekong Bridge Pakbeng - Ngeun (opened in 2015), road bridge between the Lao provinces of Oudomxay and Sainyabuli
• Mekong Bridge Thadeua - Pakkhone (opened in 2013), road bridge between the Lao provinces of Sainyabuli and Luang Prabang
• First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (opened in 1994), road and rail bridge between Nong Khai in Thailand and Vientiane in Laos
• Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (opened in 2011), road bridge between Nakhon Phanom in Thailand and Thakhek in Laos
• Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (planned), between Bueng Kan in Thailand and Bolikhamsai in Laos
• Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (opened in 2006/07), road bridge between Mukdahan in Thailand and Savannakhet in Laos
• Sixth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (planned), between Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand and Salavan in Laos
• Lao Nippon Bridge (opened in 2000), road bridge near the Lao city of Pakse ( Champasak Province )
• Don Khong Mekong Bridge (opened in 2014), connects Khong Island (South Champasak) with the eastern bank

Cambodia

• Krong Stung Treng Bridge (officially: Cambodia-China-Mekong Friendship Bridge Stung Treng), opened in 2015, road bridge of National Road 64 at Stung Treng .
• Stueng Trang Krauch Chhmar Bridge , under construction, National Road 308 bridge at Stung Trang.
• Kizuna Bridge , opened in 2001, road bridge on National Highway 7 near Kampong Cham .
• Prek Tamak Bridge , opened in 2011, road bridge on National Highway 8 north of Phnom Penh .
• Tsubasa Bridge (also Neak Loeung Bridge ), opened in 2015, road bridge on National Highway 1 at Neak Loeung, southeast of Phnom Penh.

At Phnom Penh, the river is divided into two parts, the Bassac and the Mekong proper, which runs parallel.

• Bassac:
  • Monivong Bridge , opened in 2009, road bridge on National Highway 1 in Phnom Penh.
  • Ta Khmao Bridge at Ta Khmao , opened in 2014.
  • Koh Thom Bridge, opened in 2018, road bridge on National Road 21 at Koh Thom.

Vietnam

In the Mekong Delta , the river splits into several arms before flowing into the South China Sea . The Bassac is known as Hậu Giang in Vietnam .

• Hậu Giang (Bassac, "Lower Mekong"):
  • Cần Thơ bridge (opened in 2010), road bridge at Cần Thơ

• Tiền Giang ("Upper Mekong"):
  • Mỹ Thuận Bridge (opened in 2000), road bridge at Vĩnh Long
  • Rạch Miễu Bridge (opened in 2008), road bridge between Mỹ Tho ( Tiền Giang ) and Bến Tre

• Cổ Chiên (branch of the Upper Mekong):
  • Cổ Chiên Bridge (under construction), road bridge between the provinces of Bến Tre and Trà Vinh

• Hàm Luông (branch of the Upper Mekong):
  • Hàm Luông Bridge (opened in 2010), road bridge between Bến Tre and the Mỏ Cày Bắc district ( B Provinzn Tre province )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ highestbridges.com: Lancanjiang Railway Bridge Darui ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Thai PBS: Pakbeng-Ngeune Mekong River Bridge to ensure link with ASEAN
3. ↑ Vientiane Times: New Mekong bridge to open by September 2013 , Laos GPS Map: Bridges of the Mekong Sayabury Road 4
4. ↑ Vientiane Time: Thailand seeks talks with Laos on bridge financing
5. ↑ Thai PBS: Second Mekong bridge in Champassak opened
6. ↑ Cambodia opens China-funded bridge across the Mekong
7. ^ Bridge over the Mekong River
8. ↑ Japanese Embassy in Cambodia: Opening Ceremony for Official Use of Spien TSUBASA (TSUBASA Bridge) Constructed under Japanese Grant Aid
9. ^ The Construction of Neak Loeung Bridge Launched
10. ↑ List of ongoing projects ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at the Ministry of Construction and Transport (Cambodia) 
11. ↑ Constructing Cambodia: Bassac (Ta Khmao) Bridge
12. ↑ Tra Vinh Portal Commencement ceremony of Co Chien Bridge ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ Viet Nam Government Portal Online Newspaper: Hàm Luông Bridge opens to traffic