List of bridges in Laos
Major bridges
This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 1,000 metres (3,281 ft).
Name | Lao | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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![]() | 1 | Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 3 | 180 m (590 ft) (x3) | 1,423 m (4,669 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 120+3x180+120 | ![]() Asian Highway 15 Mekong | 2011 | Thakhek–Nakhon Phanom 17°29′07.9″N 104°43′52.6″E / 17.485528°N 104.731278°E / 17.485528; 104.731278 (Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge) | Khammouane![]() | [S 1] [1] |
2 | Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge under construction | ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 5 | 150 m (490 ft) (x3) | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, 4 concrete pylons | Mekong | 2024 | Pakxan–Bueng Kan 18°24′23.9″N 103°34′07.0″E / 18.406639°N 103.568611°E / 18.406639; 103.568611 (Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge) | Bolikhamsai![]() | [2] | |
![]() | 3 | Ban Ladhan Railway Bridge | 144 m (472 ft) | 1,652 m (5,420 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+144+80 | Vientiane–Boten railway Mekong | 2021 | Lat Han 20°05′15.4″N 102°07′32.1″E / 20.087611°N 102.125583°E / 20.087611; 102.125583 (Ban Ladhan Railway Bridge) | Oudomxay Luang Prabang | [3] | |
![]() | 4 | Pakse Bridge [Wikidata] | ຂົວ ປາກເຊ | 143 m (469 ft) | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 102x9+123+143+91 | 2000 | Pakse–Phonthong District 15°06′03.0″N 105°48′43.9″E / 15.100833°N 105.812194°E / 15.100833; 105.812194 (Pakse Bridge) | Champasak | [S 2] [4] [5] [6] | |
![]() | 5 | Second Myanmar–Lao Friendship Bridge [ja] | ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ມຽນມາ | 120 m (390 ft) (x3) | 691 m (2,267 ft) | Truss Steel | 2015 | Xieng Kok–Kenglat 20°52′15.0″N 100°32′31.1″E / 20.870833°N 100.541972°E / 20.870833; 100.541972 (Second Myanmar–Lao Friendship Bridge) | Luang Namtha![]() | [7] [8] | |
6 | Pakbeng Bridge | ຂົວ ປາກແບ່ງ | 120 m (390 ft) | 379 m (1,243 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 66+120+66 | 2015 | Pakbeng 19°50′37.0″N 101°03′57.4″E / 19.843611°N 101.065944°E / 19.843611; 101.065944 (Pakbeng Bridge) | Oudomxay Sainyabuli | [9] [10] | ||
7 | Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີສອງ | 110 m (360 ft) (x4) | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) | Box girder Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 2x110+5x80+2x110 | 2006 | Savannakhet–Mukdahan 16°36′01.1″N 104°44′33.0″E / 16.600306°N 104.742500°E / 16.600306; 104.742500 (Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge) | Savannakhet![]() | [S 3] [11] [12] | ||
![]() | 8 | Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 4 | 110 m (360 ft) (x3) | 630 m (2,070 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 75+110x3+75 | 2013 | Houayxay–Chiang Khong District 20°12′50.1″N 100°27′14.1″E / 20.213917°N 100.453917°E / 20.213917; 100.453917 (Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge) | Bokeo![]() | [S 4] [13] [14] | |
9 | Sekong Bridge (Laos) | 110 m (360 ft) | 300 m (980 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 80+110+65 | National Road 16B Kong River | 2018 | Sekong 15°20′27.4″N 106°43′57.5″E / 15.340944°N 106.732639°E / 15.340944; 106.732639 (Sekong Bridge (Laos)) | Sekong | [15] [16] [17] | ||
![]() | 10 | First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ | 105 m (344 ft) (x5) | 1,174 m (3,852 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 70+105x5+70 | 1994 | Vientiane–Nong Khai 17°52′48.8″N 102°42′54.2″E / 17.880222°N 102.715056°E / 17.880222; 102.715056 (First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge) | Vientiane Prefecture![]() | [S 5] [18] [19] | |
![]() | 11 | Luang Prabang Railway Bridge | 104 m (341 ft) (x4) | 1,459 m (4,787 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 60+104x4+60 | 2021 | Luang Prabang 19°56′01.0″N 102°12′21.6″E / 19.933611°N 102.206000°E / 19.933611; 102.206000 (Luang Prabang Railway Bridge) | Luang Prabang | [20] | ||
12 | Sixth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge [th] project | ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 6 | 1,020 m (3,350 ft) | Arch Steel tied-arch | 2026 | Lakhonepheng District–Na Tan District 15°55′17.7″N 105°20′36.6″E / 15.921583°N 105.343500°E / 15.921583; 105.343500 (Sixth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge) | Salavan![]() | [21] | |||
13 | Pakkhone-Thadeua Bridge | ຂົວນ້ຳຂອງ ທ່າເດື່ອ-ປາກຄອນ | 620 m (2,030 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | 2013 | Pang Khom–Tha Deua 19°25′33.7″N 101°50′51.8″E / 19.426028°N 101.847722°E / 19.426028; 101.847722 (Pakkhone-Thadeua Bridge) | Sainyabuli Luang Prabang | [22] | |||
14 | Paklay Bridge | ຂົວນ້ຳຂອງ ນາສັກ-ໂຄກເຂົ້າດໍ | 365 m (1,198 ft) | Truss Steel | 2017 | Pak Lay 18°10′33.3″N 101°23′35.4″E / 18.175917°N 101.393167°E / 18.175917; 101.393167 (Paklay Bridge) | Sainyabuli Vientiane Province | [23] | |||
15 | Cable Bridge (Dong, Laos) | Suspension Steel pylons | National Road 909 Sepon River | 1975 | Dong 16°37′32.4″N 106°25′07.0″E / 16.625667°N 106.418611°E / 16.625667; 106.418611 (Cable Bridge (Dong, Laos)) | Savannakhet | [24] |
See also
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- List of crossings of the Mekong River
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Notes and references
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
- ^ "The Third Freindship Bridge - Thailand" (PDF). Freyssinet.co.th. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "ครม.รับทราบเปิดจุดผ่านชั่วคราว "บ้านดอนยม" จ.บึงกาฬ เร่งสร้างสะพานมิตรภาพไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 5" [The Cabinet acknowledged the opening of a temporary pass "Ban Don Yom", Bueng Kan Province, to accelerate the construction of the 5th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge]. Manager Daily (in Thai). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "班那汉湄公河特大桥全面进入梁部结构施工阶段" [Bannahan Mekong River Bridge has fully entered the beam structure construction stage]. Cr8gc.com - China Railway No.8 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (in Chinese). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Kikuchi, Hiroshi; Nakamura, Tomoki (October 2001). Construction of the Lao-Nippon Bridge and Technology Transfer in Laos (PDF). 56th Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. Shimizu Corporation. pp. 540–541.
- ^ Grogan, Stephen; MaPeterhar, Rémy (January 1999). Science et Industrie S.A. (ed.). "L'ouvrage de Pakse au Laos" [The bridge of Pakse in Laos] (PDF). Revue Travaux (in French). 749. Fédération nationale des travaux publics (FNTP): 66–69. ISSN 0041-1906.
- ^ "Completion of the Pakse Bridge - VSL expertise helps open up South-East Asia" (PDF). VSL News Magazine. Vol. 11, no. 1. VSL International. 2000. pp. 8–11.
- ^ "ลาว-พม่าเปิดใช้สะพานมิตรภาพข้ามโขงแห่งแรกวันเสาร์ 9 พ.ค.นี้" [Laos-Myanmar opened the first Friendship Bridge across the Mekong on Saturday, May 9.]. Manager.co.th (in Thai). Archived from the original on April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Lao-Myanmar Bridge". Ltec.com.la - Lao Transport Engineering Consultant. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "The Ministry of Transport of Laos Issues the Final Acceptance and Taking-over Certificate of Pakbeng Mekong River Bridge Project". Crbc.com - China Road & Bridge Corporation. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Pakbeng Bridge". Ltec.com.la - Lao Transport Engineering Consultant. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ The Detailed Design of the Second Mekong International Bridge Construction Project in the Lao PDR and Thailand (PDF) (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). June 2000. p. 3-1.
- ^ "Friendship Bridge II (Mukdahan – Savannakhet)". Aec-th.com - Asian Engineering Consultants Corp., Ltd. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Friendship Bridge IV (Chiang Khong – Houayxay)". Aec-th.com - Asian Engineering Consultants Corp., Ltd. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Fourth Mekong International Bridge". Ltec.com.la - Lao Transport Engineering Consultant. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Preparatory Survey Report for the Project for Construction of Sekong Bridge on NR16B (PDF) (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). December 2013. p. 81.
- ^ "国道十六B号線セコン橋建設計画" [Project for Construction of Sekong Bridge on NR16B in the Southern Region of Laos]. Jica.go.jp - Japan International Cooperation Agency (in Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Laos-Japan Friendship Bridge Opens in Xekong". Lao News Agency. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Peter Selby (June 1994). "Australia builds the Friendship Bridge". Road & Transport Research. 3 (2). Australian Road Research Board Ltd.: 5–18. ISSN 1037-5783.
- ^ "The First Thai - Laos Friendship Bridge". Thailand.embassy.gov.au - Australian Embassy Thailand. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "中老铁路琅勃拉邦湄公河特大桥成功合龙" [China-Laos Railway Luang Prabang Mekong Bridge Successfully Closed]. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ ""ทางหลวง" ปรับแผนก่อสร้างสะพานไทย-ลาว 6 จ่อของบปี 68" ["Department of Highways" adjusts the construction plan of the Thai-Laos Bridge 6 to the point of 2025]. Daily News (Thailand) (in Thai). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Pakkone-Thadeua Bridge". Ltec.com.la - Lao Transport Engineering Consultant. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Paklay Bridge". Ltec.com.la - Lao Transport Engineering Consultant. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Cable Bridge". Asiaphotos.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
External links
- "Map of major projects". Ltec.com.la. Lao Transport Engineering Consultant.
- "Brücken in der Laos" [Bridges in Laos]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
- Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Laos". Bridgemeister.com.
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