Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
Coordinates: 16 ° 36 ′ 4 ″ N , 104 ° 44 ′ 9 ″ E
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| Convicted | Asian Highway AH16 | |
| Subjugated | Mekong | |
| place | Mukdahan / Savannakhet | |
| construction | Box girder bridge | |
| overall length | 1600 meters | |
| width | 12 meters | |
| building-costs | US $ 70 million | |
| start of building | March 21, 2004 | |
| completion | December 19, 2006 | |
| opening | December 20, 2006 | |
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The Second Thai-Laotian Friendship Bridge ( Thaiสะพาน มิตรภาพ 2 ไทย - ลาว), (Laotian ຂົວ ມິດ ຕະ ພາບ ໄທ - ລາວ II) crosses the border river Mekong and connects the Mukdahan province in Thailand with the city of Savannakhet in Laos .
General
The road bridge , opened on January 9, 2007, is 1,600 meters long and 12 meters wide and has two lanes in right-hand traffic . The change from right-hand to left-hand traffic takes place on the Thai side, while this is the case with the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (Nong Khai-Vientiane) on the Lao side.
Construction began on March 21, 2004 and was completed on December 19, 2006. The bridge was officially opened by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on December 20, 2006 .
The construction costs amounted to 70 million US dollars and were mainly financed by a loan from a Japanese bank.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ www.people.com (dead link)
- ↑ Forum at 2bangkok.com ( Memento from January 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ www.iht.com