Neak Loeung Bridge

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.

Neak Loeung Bridge ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង (Spean Neak Loeung)
The finished bridge in 2015
Coordinates	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

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. "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. 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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