The Sekong Bridge is a bridge on the
Sekong
Sekong (or ''Xekong''; Lao ເຊກອງ) is the capital city of Sekong Province, Sekong District, Laos. It was created in 1984 after it was ascertained that Ban Phon's unexploded ordnance made it uninhabitable.
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Populated ...
River near the town of
Stung Treng
Stung Treng City ( km, ទីក្រុងស្ទឹងត្រែង) ( lo, ຊຽງແຕງ ) is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province.
Geography
Stung Tren ...
that was opened in 2008. Construction of the bridge was funded by an interest-free loan from the Chinese Government.
The Sekong Bridge links
Stung Treng Province to
National Road No.7 (AH11) that goes all the way from
Skuon
Skuon ( km, ស្គន់) is the district capital of Cheung Prey District, in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. This busy market town has grown up around the intersection of National Highway 6 (Cambodia), National Highway 6 and National Highway ...
to
Luang Prabang
Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) ...
in
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
.
Construction
On November 18, 2004, a ceremony was held in Stung Treng Province for the construction of the Sekong Bridge and
National Road No.7. The bridge was built on the Sekong River by Shanghai Construction Group General Co.
Inauguration
On April 29, 2008, a ceremony was held that inaugurated the Sekong Bridge, along with National Road No.7.
[https://china.aiddata.org/projects/38851]
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Buildings and structures in Stung Treng province
Road bridges in Cambodia
2008 establishments in Cambodia
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