Tem – Demogan Bridge
Coordinates: 37 ° 31 ′ 41 ″ N , 71 ° 30 ′ 14 ″ E
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Pandsch | |
| place | at Chorugh | |
| construction | Suspension bridge | |
| width | 3.5 m | |
| Longest span | 135 m | |
| Load capacity | 25 t | |
| building-costs | US $ 400,000 | |
| start of building | March 15, 2002 | |
| opening | November 3, 2002 | |
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The Tem-Demogan Bridge is a road bridge over the Punj between Afghanistan and Tajikistan near Chorug , the capital of the Tajik province of Berg-Badachschan .
The suspension bridge with a span of 135 m and a width of 3.5 m can be used by pedestrians and vehicles weighing up to 25 t.
The bridge is 4.6 km below the confluence of the Gunt , where Chorug is located. From Chorug and from the Pamir Highway (M 41), which comes from the Gunt Valley on the Tajik side and follows the bank of the Pandsch, the bridge enables the Pandsch and thus the border to the Afghan province of Badachschan, which was previously inaccessible in this area cross. However, so far there are only short local road sections on the Afghan side.
It is named after Tem, the place on the Tajik bank, and Demogan, a place name for the Afghan bank. Construction began on March 15, 2002.
It was the first of five bridges over the Punj to date, the construction of which was initiated and financed by the Aga Khan Development Network . It was opened on November 3, 2002 by Karim Aga Khan IV , Tajikistan's President Emomalij Rahmon and Afghanistan's Vice-President Hedayat Amin Arsala.
The bridge project, which cost US $ 400,000, also includes a small market on the Tajik side, open every Saturday, to which Afghan traders have visa-free access and which is intended to improve supplies to the population on both sides of the river.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Tajikistan building bridge across river to Afghanistan in east. Message from the Asia-Plus news agency, on ismaili.net
- ^ Aga Khan and Tajik and Afghan Leaders Open Bridge into Afghanistan. Press release from the Agha Khan Development Network
- ↑ Hagen Ettner: Tajik-Afghan border markets. Potentials and Limitations. In: Central Asia Analyzes No. 79–80 , July 25, 2014, p. 3.