Kizuna Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Kizuna Bridge
Native Name:Central Khmer: ស្ពានគីហ្សុណា
Crosses:Mekong River
Locale:Kampong Cham, Cambodia
Mainspan:170 m
Length:1,500 m
Open:4 December 2001
Coordinates:12°N 105.45°W

The Kizuna Bridge is a bridge on the Mekong River in the city of Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham Province.

It was opened in 2001 and was the first bridge to be built over the Mekong river in Cambodia.[1]

Construction

Construction of the bridge was funded by a $56-million grant from the Japanese government. At 1500 metres it was the longest bridge in Cambodia until the 2002 construction of the Koh Kong Bridge, a 1900-metre Thai-Cambodian bridge in Koh Kong.[2] The Kizuna bridge links eastern and western Cambodia by road for the first time. Construction of the bridge began in 1999 and took three years to complete. An estimated 10,000 people crowded the bridge for the opening ceremony.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Bridge over Mekong. Streeby. Richard. 9 December 2001. The Salt Lake Tribune. 30 January 2009.
  2. Web site: First Mekong bridge opens in Cambodia. 4 December 2001 . BBC News. 30 January 2009.
  3. Web site: First bridge over Mekong in Cambodia opens amid celebrations. 4 December 2001. Associated Press. 30 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609222218/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8927258EFDDE1E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. 9 June 2011. dead.