Carries Motor vehicles Width 12 m Total length 1,600 m | Design box girder bridge Opened 9 January 2007 Phone +856 20 58 859 567 | |
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Crosses Mekong River, Thai-Lao Border Locale Mukdahan, Mukdahan Province
Savannakhet, Savannakhet Province Official name Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge Address Bang Sai Yai, Mueang Mukdahan District, Mukdahan 49000, Thailand Location Mukdahan, Mueang Mukdahan District Similar Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, Fourth Thai–Lao Friendshi, Third Thai–Lao Friendshi, Ho Kaeo Mukdahan, Mỹ Thuận Bridge | ||
The Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 2, [sàpʰaːn míttràpʰâːp tʰaj laːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː sɔ̌ːŋ]; Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີສອງ) over the Mekong connects Mukdahan Province in Thailand with Savannakhet in Laos. The bridge is 1600 meters (1.0 mi) long and 12 meters (39 ft) wide, with two traffic lanes.
Traffic on the bridge drives on the right, as in Laos, while traffic in Thailand drives on the left; the change-over is on the Thai side.
History
Bridge construction began on March 21, 2004. Supports and spans were constructed on shore, then moved out onto pylons in the river by crane.
The total cost was about 2.5 billion baht (US$70 million), funded largely by a Japanese loan. An official opening ceremony was held on December 19, 2006, although the bridge only opened to the general public on January 9, 2007.