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Encyclopedia > Friendship Bridge

Friendship Bridge is the name for bridges linking countries separated by rivers or straits:

  • Friendship Bridge (China–Pakistan), linking the People's Republic of China and Pakistan
  • Friendship Bridge (Paraguay–Brazil), linking Paraguay and Brazil
  • Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge, linking Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
  • Giurgiu-Ruse Friendship Bridge, linking Bulgaria and Romania over the Danube
  • Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge, linking Qatar and Bahrain (under planning in 2005)
  • Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge, linking the People's Republic of China and North Korea
  • Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge, linking the People's Republic of China and Nepal (Photograph 1, Photo 2)
  • Tajik-Afghan Friendship Bridge, linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan
  • Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, linking Thailand and Laos
  • Thai-Japanese Friendship Bridge, built by Japanese loan money in Bangkok, Thailand

Friendship Bridge may also refer to: The Friendship Bridge (Chinese: 友誼橋, Urdu: to be added), also called Youyi Bridge, is a bridge linking the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and Pakistan. ... Its Paraguays most important bridge The Friendship Bridge (a direct translation from Ponte da Amizade or Puente de la Amistad) is an arch bridge connecting the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este. ... The Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge (37. ... The Giurgiu-Ruse Friendship Bridge (Bulgarian: Мост на дружбата, Most na druzhbata or more commonly Дунав мост, Dunav most; Romanian: Podul prieteniei) is a steel truss bridge over the Danube River connecting the Bulgarian south bank to the Romanian north bank and the cities of Rousse (Ruse) and Giurgiu respectively. ... The Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge, currently in planning in 2005, will link Bahrain near Manama to northwest Qatar near Zubarah as the longest fixed link in the world. ... The Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge (also called the Sino-Korean or China-Korea Friendship Bridge) connects the cities of Dandong, China a bustling city of 643,000 in Chinas north-east, and Sinŭiju, North Korea, also known as the DPRK. It crosses the Yalu River, carrying pedestrian, road... The Tajik-Afghan Friendship Bridge connects the two banks of Darvaz across the Amu Darya river separating Tajikistan and Afghanistan. ... The Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai Saphan Mittaphap Thai-Lao) is a bridge over the river Mekong, connecting the provinces of Nong Khai (city of Nong Khai) in Thailand and Vientiane in Laos. ...

Ponte de Amizade or Friendship Bridge (Chinese: 友誼大橋, also known as 新澳氹大橋) is a four-lane two-way bridge connecting Macau Peninsula near the Reservatório and the island of Taipa at Pac On. ... An American ship passing under the bridge. ...

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Friendship Bridge Celebrated Its Third Anniversary - Dok Champa Jul-Sep 1997 (1015 words)
The event, of course, was the opening of the Friendship Bridge, the first land link in history between Thailand and Laos.
People crossing the bridge without their own vehicle take a shuttle bus which runs every 20 minutes between the customs desk on the Lao side and a terminal beyond the checkpoint on the Thai side.
The bridge continues to evolve, as surely as Laos’s joining ASEAN this year show that the spirit of cooperation is here to stay.
Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (343 words)
The Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai Saphan Mittaphap Thai-Lao) is a bridge over the Mekong, connecting Nong Khai province and the city of Nong Khai in Thailand and Vientiane in Laos.
Opened on April 8, 1994, it was the first bridge crossing the lower Mekong, and the second on the full course of the Mekong.
The bridge was built by Australian companies as a demonstration of the capabilities of their ability to complete major infrastructural projects in southeast Asia.
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