Neak Loeung Bridge
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| bridge_name = Neak Loeung Bridge
| native_name = {{lang|km|ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង}} (Spean Neak Loeung)
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| image = Neak Loeung Bridge April 2015.jpg
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| alt = Bridge seen from a distance with a field in the foreground.
| caption = The finished bridge in 2015
| coordinates = {{coord|11.27611|105.27915|display=inline}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@11.2760039,105.279802,15.76z?hl=en|title=Neak Loeung, Cambodia|website=Google Maps|accessdate=26 December 2017}}
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| carries = Highway 1
| crosses = Mekong River
| locale = Neak Loeung
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| length = 2215 m
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| height = 130m
| mainspan = 320 m
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| begin = February 12, 2011{{cite web |url=http://cnv.org.kh/?p=1022 |title=Address at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of the Neak Loeung Bridge, a Grant Aid Provided by the Government of Japan |date=12 February 2011 |accessdate=1 January 2015}}
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| open = April 6, 2015 [http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/519635/cambodia-opens-japan-funded-bridge-across-mekong Cambodia opens Japan-funded bridge across Mekong]
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Tsubasa Bridge ({{langx|km|ស្ពានត្សឹបាសា}}), also known as Neak Loeung Bridge ({{lang|km|ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង}}), links Kandal Province with the town of Neak Loeung, Prey Veng Province in Cambodia, on the heavily travelled Highway 1 between Phnom Penh, and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
Construction
This 2.2 km cable-stayed bridge eliminated a ferry crossing and is the longest bridge across the Mekong River in Cambodia,{{cite news | last = Taing | first = Vida | date = December 27, 2014 | title = A river spanned | url = http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/river-spanned | newspaper = The Phnom Penh Post | location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia | accessdate = January 1, 2015}} 300 metres longer than its nearest rival, the Koh Kong Bridge. The project includes the main cable-stayed section totalling 640m, two composite girder approach sections of 900m and 675m, and approach embankments totalling 3.1 km.{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Sinara|title=Asian Highway Status and its Implementation in Cambodia|url=http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/Cambodia_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Public Works and Transport|accessdate=26 December 2017|pages=9, 10}}
The inauguration ceremony to begin construction occurred on February 12, 2011. The bridge opened to traffic in April 2015. It was funded and built by a Japanese government donation (Cambodia's third Japanese donated bridge) and its image appears on the new 500 riel note.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/14/national/japan-funded-bridges-appear-on-new-cambodian-money/|title=Japan-funded bridges appear on new Cambodian money|date=14 January 2015|publisher=|accessdate=29 August 2018|via=Japan Times Online}} The bridge is part of a larger programme of works to improve connectivity along Asian Highway 1 from Thailand to Vietnam.
Images
File:Neak_Loeung_Bridge_(Tsubasa_Bridge).jpg|Neak Loeung Bridge or Tsubasa Bridge
File:Neak_Loeung_Bridge_November_2021.jpg|Tsubasa Bridge
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Category:Bridges over the Mekong River
Category:Road bridges in Cambodia
Category:Buildings and structures in Kandal province
Category:Buildings and structures in Prey Veng province
Category:Bridges completed in 2015