List of bridges in Cambodia

Historical and architectural interest bridges

		Name	Khmer	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Spean Toap	ស្ពានទ័ព	Northwest Royal Road	150 m (490 ft)	Masonry 28 corbelled arches, laterite	Old National Road 68 Stueng Chas	12th century	Chong Kal District 13°54′14.9″N 103°31′54.6″E	Oddar Meanchey	[1] [2] [3]
	2	Spean Praptos	ស្ពានព្រះទិស	South- east Royal Road	86 m (282 ft)	Masonry 21 corbelled arches, laterite	Old National Highway 6 Chi Kraeng River	12th century	Chi Kraeng District 13°07′35.7″N 104°20′21.3″E	Siem Reap	[S 1] [4] [5]
	3	Spean Memay	ស្ពានមេម៉ាយ	West Royal Road Angkor World Heritage Site (1992)	79 m (259 ft)	Masonry 29 arches, laterite	Siem Reap River (former path)	12th century	Siem Reap 13°26′43.6″N 103°45′40.0″E	Siem Reap	[6] [7] [8]
	4	Spean Ta Ong	ស្ពានតាអុង	East Royal Road	63 m (207 ft)	Masonry 14 corbelled arches, laterite	Chi Kraeng River	12th century	Chi Kraeng District 13°25′18.9″N 104°24′24.1″E	Siem Reap	[9] [10] [11]
	5	Spean Khvav	ស្ពានខ្វាវ		26 m (85 ft)	Masonry 7 corbelled arches, laterite	East Royal Road	12th century	Chi Kraeng District 13°25′10.3″N 104°29′05.7″E	Siem Reap	[10] [12] [13]
	6	Spean Thma	ស្ពានថ្ម	Angkor World Heritage Site (1992)		Masonry 14 corbelled arches, sandstone	Siem Reap River (former path)	15th century	Siem Reap 13°26′45.8″N 103°52′46.1″E	Siem Reap	[6] [14] [15] [16]
	7	Kampong Cham Bamboo Bridge [Wikidata]	ស្ពានឫស្សីកោះប៉ែន	Dismantled and rebuilt each year	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	Trestle Bamboo	Mekong		Kampong Cham 11°58′27.4″N 105°27′41.8″E	Kampong Cham	[S 2] [17] [18]
	8	Diamond Gate Bridge demolished in 2012 rebuilt under the name "Twin Dragon Bridges"	ស្ពានពេជ្រ	Phnom Penh stampede		Suspension Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons	Road bridge Bassac River	2010	Phnom Penh–Koh Pich 11°33′21.7″N 104°56′22.1″E	Phnom Penh	[S 3]

Major bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 500 metres (1,640 ft).

		Name	Khmer	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Neak Loeung Bridge	ស្ពានត្សឹបាសា	330 m (1,080 ft)	2,215 m (7,267 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck and pylons 155+330+155	National Highway 1 Mekong	2015	Neak Loeung 11°16′33.3″N 105°16′44.9″E	Prey Veng Kandal	[S 4] [19] [20] [21]
	2	Koh Puos Bridge	ស្ពានកោះពស់	200 m (660 ft)	900 m (3,000 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 110+200+110	Road bridge Bay of Kompong Som	2011	Sihanoukville–Koh Puos 10°37′34.5″N 103°29′24.3″E	Sihanoukville	[22] [23]
	3	Koh Norea Bridge under construction	ស្ពានកោះនរា	180 m (590 ft)	483 m (1,585 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 108+180+108	Road bridge Bassac River	2023	Phnom Penh–Koh Pich 11°33′02.4″N 104°56′48.2″E	Phnom Penh	[24]
	4	Prek Tamak Bridge	ស្ពានព្រែកតាមាក់	170 m (560 ft)(x3)	1,060 m (3,480 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 95+3x170+95	National Highway 8 Mekong	2010	Khsach Kandal District–Mukh Kampul District 11°45′05.9″N 105°00′15.1″E	Kandal	[Note 1] [25] [26]
	5	Chroy Changvar Bridge I	ស្ពានជ្រោយចង្វារ I	135 m (443 ft)	711 m (2,333 ft)	Box girder Steel 65+135+65	Tonlé Sap	1966 1995	Phnom Penh 11°35′14.2″N 104°55′18.5″E	Phnom Penh	[Note 2] [S 5] [27] [28]
	6	Prek Kdam Bridge		135 m (443 ft)(x3)	981 m (3,219 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 75+3x135+75	National Highway 61 Tonlé Sap	2009	Ponhea Lueu District 11°48′54.6″N 104°48′29.5″E	Kandal	[Note 3] [25] [29] [30]
	7	Chroy Changvar Bridge II	ស្ពានជ្រោយចង្វារ II	135 m (443 ft)(x3)	711 m (2,333 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Tonlé Sap	2014	Phnom Penh 11°35′15.0″N 104°55′18.3″E	Phnom Penh	[Note 4] [27]
	8	Stung Treng Bridge		135 m (443 ft)(x3)	1,731 m (5,679 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 75+3x135+75	National Highway 64 Mekong	2015	Stung Treng 13°31′38.2″N 105°56′06.8″E	Stung Treng	[Note 5] [31] [32]
	9	Takhmao Bridge	ស្ពានព្រែកសំរោង	135 m (443 ft)	855 m (2,805 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 75+135+75	Phnom Penh Second Ring Road Bassac River	2015	Ta Khmau Municipality–Phnom Penh 11°28′07.3″N 104°57′37.4″E	Kandal Phnom Penh	[Note 6] [33] [34]
	10	Anlong Chen Bridges		135 m (443 ft)	625 m (2,051 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 75+135+75	Phnom Penh Third Ring Road Bassac River	2023	Kampong Svay–Anloung Chen Island 11°26′59.2″N 105°03′05.3″E	Kandal	[35] [36]
	11	Kizuna Bridge	ស្ពានគីហ្សូណា	120 m (390 ft)(x7)	1,360 m (4,460 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+7x120+80	National Highway 7 Mekong	2001	Kampong Cham 11°59′06.5″N 105°28′11.4″E	Kampong Cham Tboung Khmum	[S 6] [37]
	12	Russey Keo Bridge	ស្ពានឬស្សីកែវ	120 m (390 ft)(x3)	504 m (1,654 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, 4 concrete pylons 72+3x120+72	Road bridge Tonlé Sap	2023	Phnom Penh 11°36′34.0″N 104°55′16.2″E	Phnom Penh	[38] [39]
	13	Monivong Bridge	ស្ពានព្រះមុនីវង្ស	118 m (387 ft)	269 m (883 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 75+118+75	National Highway 1 Bassac River	1960s 2009	Phnom Penh 11°31′52.2″N 104°55′58.9″E	Phnom Penh	[40] [41]
	14	Phnom Penh-Areyksat Bridge planned			3,549 m (11,644 ft)	Cable-stayed	Road bridge Mekong Tonlé Sap	2028?	Ariyaksat–Phnom Penh 11°34′33.6″N 104°56′41.7″E	Kandal Phnom Penh	[Note 7] [42] [43]
	15	Koh Kong Bridge	ស្ពានកោះកុង		1,900 m (6,200 ft)	Beam Prestressed concrete	National Highway 48 Kah Bpow River	2002	Khemarak Phoumin 11°37′03.3″N 102°58′15.7″E	Koh Kong
	16	Kratié Bridge under construction	ស្ពានក្រចេះ		1,761 m (5,778 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Mekong	2025	Kratié 12°25′54.4″N 106°01′29.1″E	Kratié	[44]
	17	Steung Trang-Krouch Chhmar Bridge	ស្ពានស្ទឹងត្រង់-ក្រូចឆ្មារ		1,131 m (3,711 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Mekong	2021	Steung Trang district–Krouch Chhmar District 12°16′08.2″N 105°33′11.0″E	Kampong Cham Tboung Khmum	[Note 8] [45] [46]
	18	Sekong Bridge	ស្ពានសេកុង		1,057 m (3,468 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	National Highway 7 Kong River	2008	Stung Treng 13°32′15.8″N 105°59′24.4″E	Stung Treng	[Note 9]
	19	Prek Pnov Bridge	ស្ពានព្រែកព្នៅ		996 m (3,268 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Phnom Penh Third Ring Road Tonlé Sap	2010	Phnom Penh 11°39′29.0″N 104°52′05.7″E	Phnom Penh	[47]
	20	Bridge (National road 10)			530 m (1,740 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	National road 10 Stung Russei Chrum	2025	road 10 11°55′49.75″N 103°13′36.9″E	Koh Kong	[48] [49]
	21	Koh Thom Bridge	ស្ពានមិត្តភាពកម្ពុជាចិនកោះធំ		417 m	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Bassac River	2017	Kaoh Thum District 11°06′36.3″N 105°03′34.2″E	Kandal	[Note 10]

See also

• Transport in Cambodia
• Rail transport in Cambodia
• Geography of Cambodia
• List of rivers of Cambodia
• List of crossings of the Mekong River

Notes and references

• Notes

1. Also called 3rd Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.
2. Also called Cambodian–Japanese Friendship Bridge, it was severely damaged during the civil war in 1972 and 1973 and remained closed until it reopened in February 1994.
3. Also called 2nd Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.
4. Also called 5th Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.
5. Also called 6th Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.
6. Also called 4th Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.
7. Also called Cambodia-South Korea Friendship Bridge.
8. Also called 8th Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.
9. Also called 1st Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.
10. Also called 7th Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge.

• Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

1. "Spean Praptos".
2. "Kampong Cham Bamboo Bridge".
3. "Diamond Gate Bridge".
4. "Neak Loeung Bridge".
5. "Japanese Friendship Bridge".
6. "Kizuna Bridge".

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Further reading

• Bruguier, Bruno (2000). "Les ponts en pierre du Cambodge ancien" [Stone arch bridges in Ancient Cambodia]. Bulletin de l'École Française d'Extrême-Orient (in French). 87 (2): 529–551. doi:10.3406/befeo.2000.3490.
• Lunet de Lajonquière, Étienne (1902). Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge [Descriptive inventory of the monuments of Cambodia] (in French). Vol. 1. Imprimerie Nationale. Ernest Leroux (Publications de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient).
• Uchida, Etsuo; Sakurai, Yuichiro; Cheng, Rathborith; Shimoda, Ichita; Saito, Yu (April 2020). "Supply ranges of stone blocks used in masonry bridges and their construction period along the East Royal Road in the Khmer Empire, Cambodia". Heritage Science. 8 (38). doi:10.1186/s40494-020-00383-2. ISSN 2050-7445.
• Walker Vadillo, Veronica (October 2019). "A historiography of Angkor's river network: shifting the research paradigm to Westerdahl's Maritime Cultural Landscape". SPAFA Journal. 3. doi:10.26721/spafajournal.v3i0.609. hdl:10138/310377. ISSN 0858-1975.

External links

• "Category:Ancient Bridge". Beyondangkor.org.
• LHuillier, Rodney Charles (November 19, 2021). "The Bridges that Built an Empire". Helloangkor.com.
• "Living Angkor Road Project (LARP)" (PDF). Khmer-Thai Collaboration Research Project.
• Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Cambodia". Bridgemeister.com.