List of bridges in Laos

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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 1,000 metres (3,281 ft).

Name Lao Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridgeຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 3180 m (590 ft) (x3)1,423 m (4,669 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
120+3x180+120
2011ThakhekNakhon Phanom
17°29′07.9″N 104°43′52.6″E / 17.485528°N 104.731278°E / 17.485528; 104.731278 (Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge)
Khammouane
 Thailand
[S 1]
[1]
2Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
under construction
ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 5150 m (490 ft) (x3)1,350 m (4,430 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, 4 concrete pylons
2024PakxanBueng Kan
18°24′23.9″N 103°34′07.0″E / 18.406639°N 103.568611°E / 18.406639; 103.568611 (Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge)
Bolikhamsai
 Thailand
[2]
3Ban Ladhan Railway Bridge144 m (472 ft)1,652 m (5,420 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+144+80
2021Lat Han
20°05′15.4″N 102°07′32.1″E / 20.087611°N 102.125583°E / 20.087611; 102.125583 (Ban Ladhan Railway Bridge)
Oudomxay
Luang Prabang
[3]
4Pakse Bridge [Wikidata]ຂົວ ປາກເຊ143 m (469 ft)1,380 m (4,530 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
102x9+123+143+91

National Road 16
Mekong
2000PaksePhonthong District
15°06′03.0″N 105°48′43.9″E / 15.100833°N 105.812194°E / 15.100833; 105.812194 (Pakse Bridge)
Champasak[S 2]
[4]
[5]
[6]
5Second Myanmar–Lao Friendship Bridge [ja]ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ມຽນມາ120 m (390 ft) (x3)691 m (2,267 ft)Truss
Steel
2015Xieng KokKenglat
20°52′15.0″N 100°32′31.1″E / 20.870833°N 100.541972°E / 20.870833; 100.541972 (Second Myanmar–Lao Friendship Bridge)
Luang Namtha
 Myanmar
[7]
[8]
6Pakbeng Bridgeຂົວ ປາກແບ່ງ120 m (390 ft)379 m (1,243 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
66+120+66

National Road 2W
Mekong
2015Pakbeng
19°50′37.0″N 101°03′57.4″E / 19.843611°N 101.065944°E / 19.843611; 101.065944 (Pakbeng Bridge)
Oudomxay
Sainyabuli
[9]
[10]
7Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridgeຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີສອງ110 m (360 ft) (x4)2,050 m (6,730 ft)Box girder
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
2x110+5x80+2x110
2006SavannakhetMukdahan
16°36′01.1″N 104°44′33.0″E / 16.600306°N 104.742500°E / 16.600306; 104.742500 (Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge)
Savannakhet
 Thailand
[S 3]
[11]
[12]
8Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridgeຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 4110 m (360 ft) (x3)630 m (2,070 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
75+110x3+75
2013HouayxayChiang Khong District
20°12′50.1″N 100°27′14.1″E / 20.213917°N 100.453917°E / 20.213917; 100.453917 (Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge)
Bokeo
 Thailand
[S 4]
[13]
[14]
9Sekong Bridge (Laos)110 m (360 ft)300 m (980 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
80+110+65
National Road 16B
Kong River
2018Sekong
15°20′27.4″N 106°43′57.5″E / 15.340944°N 106.732639°E / 15.340944; 106.732639 (Sekong Bridge (Laos))
Sekong[15]
[16]
[17]
10First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridgeຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ105 m (344 ft) (x5)1,174 m (3,852 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
70+105x5+70
1994VientianeNong Khai
17°52′48.8″N 102°42′54.2″E / 17.880222°N 102.715056°E / 17.880222; 102.715056 (First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge)
Vientiane Prefecture
 Thailand
[S 5]
[18]
[19]
11Luang Prabang Railway Bridge104 m (341 ft) (x4)1,459 m (4,787 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
60+104x4+60
2021Luang Prabang
19°56′01.0″N 102°12′21.6″E / 19.933611°N 102.206000°E / 19.933611; 102.206000 (Luang Prabang Railway Bridge)
Luang Prabang[20]
12Sixth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge [th]
project
ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດ 61,020 m (3,350 ft)Arch
Steel tied-arch
2026Lakhonepheng DistrictNa Tan District
15°55′17.7″N 105°20′36.6″E / 15.921583°N 105.343500°E / 15.921583; 105.343500 (Sixth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge)
Salavan
 Thailand
[21]
13Pakkhone-Thadeua Bridgeຂົວນ້ຳຂອງ ທ່າເດື່ອ-ປາກຄອນ620 m (2,030 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete

National Road 4
Mekong
2013Pang KhomTha Deua
19°25′33.7″N 101°50′51.8″E / 19.426028°N 101.847722°E / 19.426028; 101.847722 (Pakkhone-Thadeua Bridge)
Sainyabuli
Luang Prabang
[22]
14Paklay Bridgeຂົວນ້ຳຂອງ ນາສັກ-ໂຄກເຂົ້າດໍ365 m (1,198 ft)Truss
Steel
2017Pak Lay
18°10′33.3″N 101°23′35.4″E / 18.175917°N 101.393167°E / 18.175917; 101.393167 (Paklay Bridge)
Sainyabuli
Vientiane Province
[23]
15Cable Bridge (Dong, Laos)Suspension
Steel pylons
National Road 909
Sepon River
1975Dong
16°37′32.4″N 106°25′07.0″E / 16.625667°N 106.418611°E / 16.625667; 106.418611 (Cable Bridge (Dong, Laos))
Savannakhet[24]

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