Neak Loeung Bridge
Neak Loeung Bridge ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង (Spean Neak Loeung) | |
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Crosses | Mekong River |
Locale | Neak Loeung |
Official name | Neak Loeung Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge |
History | |
Construction begin | February 12, 2011[1] |
The Neak Loeung Bridge (Khmer:ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង aka Tsubasa Bridge) links Kandal Province with the town of Neak Loeung, Prey Veng Province in Cambodia, on the heavily traveled highway between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. This 2.2 km bridge will eliminate a ferry crossing and will be the longest bridge across the Mekong River in the country, and is funded and built as a Japanese government donation (Cambodia's third Japanese donated bridge) and now appears on the new 500 riel note.[2] It is scheduled to open to traffic in April 2015.
The inauguration ceremony for construction was set on February 12, 2011.[1] Once completed, is set to become Cambodia's longest bridge spanning over 2 kilometers.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
- ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/14/national/japan-funded-bridges-appear-on-new-cambodian-money/#.VQc1YnVGh5Q
- ↑ Taing, Vida (December 27, 2014). "A river spanned". The Phnom Penh Post (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). Retrieved January 1, 2015.