Neak Loeung Bridge
ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង (Spean Neak Loeung)
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The finished bridge in 2015
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| 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 |
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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 in Vietnam.
This 2.2 kmcable-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]
