Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge

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The Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge is a major international bridge over the Mekong River linking Laos and Thailand, serving as a key transport and trade route between the two countries.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge ⓘ
international bridge ⓘ
road-rail bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
borderCrossingBetween Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
carries bicycles ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ
rail traffic ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ
connectsCity Nong Khai ⓘ
Vientiane ⓘ
connectsCountry Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
constructionCost about A$42 million ⓘ
crosses Mekong River ⓘ
designedBy Australian engineers ⓘ
fundedBy Australia ⓘ
hasCustomsCheckpoint Lao border checkpoint ⓘ
Thai border checkpoint ⓘ
hasFeature central reversible lane for rail ⓘ
hasRailwayLine Nong Khai–Thanaleng railway ⓘ
hasToll yes ⓘ
length 1170 m ⓘ
locatedInCountry Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
locatedInProvince Nong Khai Province ⓘ
Vientiane Prefecture ⓘ
linked to: Vientiane
mainSpanLength 85 m ⓘ
nearCity Nong Khai ⓘ
Vientiane ⓘ
numberOfSpans 15 ⓘ
opened 1994 ⓘ
openingDate 1994-04-08 ⓘ
partOf Asian Highway Network ⓘ
partOfCorridor Greater Mekong Subregion transport network ⓘ
purpose facilitate trade between Thailand and Laos ⓘ
facilitate transport between Thailand and Laos ⓘ
improve regional connectivity ⓘ
railGauge 1000 mm ⓘ
railTracks 1 ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
riverBankOnLaoSide Thanaleng area ⓘ
riverBankOnThaiSide Nong Khai ⓘ
roadLanes 2 ⓘ
roadWidth 11.0 m ⓘ
trafficDirectionInLaos right-hand traffic ⓘ
trafficDirectionInThailand left-hand traffic ⓘ
trafficDirectionOnBridge left-hand traffic ⓘ

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Vientiane → roadConnectionTo → Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge → alsoKnownAs → First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Nong Khai → hasBridgeConnection → First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Nong Khai → hasBorderCheckpoint → Nong Khai–Vientiane border crossing ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Northeastern railway line of Thailand → bridgeUsed → Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (rail link) ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Laos border → hasBorderCheckpointWithThailand → Nong Khai–Vientiane Friendship Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Laos border → hasBorderCheckpointWithThailand → Mukdahan–Savannakhet Friendship Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Laos border → hasBorderCheckpointWithThailand → Chiang Khong–Houayxay Friendship Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Nong Khai–Thanaleng railway → crosses → Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
Nong Khai–Thanaleng railway → relatedTo → First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Greater Mekong Subregion transport network → includesBridge → Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
Thanaleng area → connectedVia → Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
Nong Khai railway station → near → Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ
Nong Khai Province → hasBorderCheckpoint → Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ⓘ