Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ ๓
ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີສາມ | |
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| Coordinates | 17°29′33″N 104°43′42″E / 17.4925°N 104.7283°E / 17.4925; 104.7283 |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Mekong River |
| Locale | At Samat, Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand Thakhek, Khammouane Province, Laos |
| Official name | Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 1423 m |
| Width | 13 m |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 November 2011 |
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The Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 3, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn mít.trā.pʰâːp tʰāj lāːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː sǎːm]; Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີສາມ, pronounced [kʰǔa̯ mīt.tā.pʰâːp láːw tʰáj hɛ̄ŋ tʰīː sǎːm]) over the Mekong is a bridge that connects Nakhon Phanom ProvinceinThailand with Thakhek, Khammouane ProvinceinLaos. The bridge's foundation stone was laid on 6 March 2009, and it opened for traffic on 11 November 2011.[1][2] The bridge is 1,423 metres long and 13 metres wide.[3]
The name "Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge" was previously also used to refer to the planned bridge from Chiang Khong, ThailandtoHouayxay, Laos, but this bridge is now known as the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
Traffic on the bridge drives on the left, as in Thailand, while traffic in Laos drives on the right; the lane-change is on the Laos side.
17°29′33″N 104°43′42″E / 17.49250°N 104.72833°E / 17.49250; 104.72833
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