The Mekong Bridge is a bridge on the Mekong River near the town of Stung Treng. It was opened in 2015. Construction of the bridge was funded by the Chinese government. The Mekong Bridge links Stung Treng province's rural parts and its provincial town as well as its neighboring Preah Vihear Province and the border of Laos.
The Mekong Bridge is a bridge on the Mekong River near the town of Stung Treng. It was opened in 2015. Construction of the bridge was funded by the Chinese government. The Mekong Bridge links Stung Treng province's rural parts and its provincial town as well as its neighboring Preah Vihear Province and the border of Laos.
This is The sixth Cambodia-China Friendship bridge, located along the Mekong River in Stung Treng province, was opened to the public over the weekend after passing technical inspections, officials said. The bridge, which stretches 1,732 meters connecting Stung Treng City to Thala Barivat district, is the longest bridge spanning the Mekong in the country.
The bridge was opened for public use in advance of its scheduled opening due to popular demand as the flood season approaches,The bridge significantly shortens the trip from the country’s rural northeast, parts of which are quickly becoming logging and mining hubs, to urban centers to the west.The bridge was constructed by the Shanghai Construction Group and cost more than $50 million. The Construction began in 2011 and was taking five years to complete.