Neak Loeung Bridge

Neak Loeung Bridge
ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង (Spean Neak Loeung)
Bridge seen from a distance with a field in the foreground.
The finished bridge in 2015
Coordinates 11°16′34″N 105°16′45″E / 11.27611°N 105.27915°E / 11.27611; 105.27915[1]
Carries Highway 1
Crosses Mekong River
Locale Neak Loeung
Characteristics
Total length 2215 m
Height 130m
Longest span 320 m
Clearance below 37.5m
History
Construction start February 12, 2011[2]
Opened April 6, 2015 [3]
Replaces Ferry
Neak Loeung Bridge
Location in Cambodia

Tsubasa Bridge (Khmer: ស្ពានត្សឹបាសា), also known as Neak Loeung Bridge (ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង), links Kandal Province with the town of Neak Loeung, Prey Veng Province in Cambodia, on the heavily travelled Highway 1 between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City.

Construction

This 2.2 km cable-stayed bridge eliminated a ferry crossing and is the longest bridge across the Mekong River in Cambodia,[4] 300 metres longer than its nearest rival, the Koh Kong Bridge. The project includes the main cable-stayed section totalling 640m, two composite girder approach sections of 900m and 675m, and approach embankments totalling 3.1 km.[5]

The inauguration ceremony to begin construction occurred on February 12, 2011.[2] The bridge opened to traffic in April 2015. It was funded and built by a Japanese government donation (Cambodia's third Japanese donated bridge) and its image appears on the new 500 riel note.[6] The bridge is part of a larger programme of works to improve connectivity along Asian Highway 1 from Thailand to Vietnam.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Neak Loeung, Cambodia". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Address at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of the Neak Loeung Bridge, a Grant Aid Provided by the Government of Japan". 12 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Cambodia opens Japan-funded bridge across Mekong
  4. ↑ Taing, Vida (December 27, 2014). "A river spanned". The Phnom Penh Post. Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Hong, Sinara. "Asian Highway Status and its Implementation in Cambodia" (pdf). Ministry of Public Works and Transport. pp. 9, 10. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Japan-funded bridges appear on new Cambodian money". 14 January 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via Japan Times Online.
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