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
Coordinates11°16′34″N 105°16′45″E / 11.27611°N 105.27915°E / 11.27611; 105.27915[1]
CarriesHighway 1
CrossesMekong River
LocaleNeak Loeung
Characteristics
Total length2215 m
Height130m
Longest span320 m
Clearance below37.5m
History
Construction startFebruary 12, 2011[2]
OpenedApril 6, 2015 [3]
ReplacesFerry
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ "Neak Loeung, Cambodia". Google Maps. 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