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 |
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 |
Location | |
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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 Province in Thailand with Thakhek, Khammouane Province in Laos. 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, Thailand to Houayxay, 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
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