| Bridge Name: | Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge |
| Native Name: | Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ ๕ Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີຫ້າ |
| Locale: | Mueang Bueng Kan district, Bueng Kan Province Pakxan, Bolikhamxai Province |
| Carries: | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses: | Mekong River |
| Length: | 1300 meters |
| Open: | November 2024 |
| Design: | Box girder bridge |
The Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 5, in Thai pronounced as /sā.pʰāːn mít.trā.pʰâːp tʰāj lāːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː hâː/; Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ 5, in Lao pronounced as /kʰǔa̯ mīt.tā.pʰâːp láːw tʰáj hɛ̄ŋ tʰíː hȁː/) is a proposed highway bridge over the Mekong River that links the Bueng Kan Province of Thailand and Pakxan town, Bolikhamxai Province in Laos.[1] [2] [3] The project includes a 16 km four-lane road, namely a 12 km Highway 244 at Bueng Kan district, the 1.3 km Mekong Bridge Proper (two-lane) and a 2.8 km road in Laos.
Construction began in December 2021 and is expected to take three years.[4]