Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge

Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ ๕ ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີຫ້າ
Coordinates	18°24′22″N 103°34′06″E
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Mekong River
Locale	Mueang Bueng Kan district, Bueng Kan Province Pakxan, Bolikhamxai Province
Characteristics
Design	Box girder bridge
Total length	1300 meters
History
Opened	April 2025
Location

The Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge^[a] is a proposed highway bridge over the Mekong River that links the Bueng Kan Province of Thailand and Pakxan town, Bolikhamxai Province in Laos.^[1][2][3] The project includes a 16 km four-lane road, namely a 12 km Highway 244 at Bueng Kan district, the 1.3 km Mekong Bridge Proper (two-lane) and a 2.8 km road in Laos.

Construction began in December 2021 and is expected to take three years.^[4]

See also

• First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
• Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
• Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
• Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge

Notes

1. * Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 5, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn mít.trā.pʰâːp tʰāj lāːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː hâː]
   • Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ 5, pronounced [kʰǔa̯ mīt.tā.pʰâːp láːw tʰáj hɛ̄ŋ tʰíː hȁː]

References

1. "Construction of the Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge to Prepare for the ASEAN Economic Community". Thai Government Public Relations Department. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
2. "PM pushes for 5th, 6th Thai-Lao friendship bridges". MCOT Online News. MCOT Online News. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
3. "5th Friendship Bridge in pipeline". TTR Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
4. "Bidding on Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge project scheduled for July". XINHUANET. June 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

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