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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
CarriesCrosses
Opened
Location
Province
Ref.
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
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
Thailand
[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
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
Thailand
[2]
3
Ban Ladhan Railway Bridge
144 m (472 ft)
1,652 m (5,420 ft)
Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+144+80
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
Myanmar
[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
Thailand
[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
Thailand
[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
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
Thailand
[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
Thailand
[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
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]
^
"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).
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^ 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 .
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"Paklay Bridge" . Ltec.com.la - Lao Transport Engineering Consultant . Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
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"Cable Bridge" . Asiaphotos.org . Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
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