Prek Tamak Bridge is located approximately 40 kilometers north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and serves as a key transportation link between the eastern and western regions by spanning the

Mekong River The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth-longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third-longest in Asia with an estimated l ...

. The bridge was constructed by Shanghai Construction (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. According to Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue, the project was expected to contribute to Cambodia’s local social-economic development and living standard of the people. The structure measures 1,060 meters in length and 13.5 meters in width, and is designed to support vehicle speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour. The total cost of the project was approximately $43.5 million in USD. Construction took place over a period of around 38 months, and the bridge officially opened to traffic in January, 2011. It was the second bridge constructed over the Mekong River in Cambodia.

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Road bridges in Cambodia Buildings and structures in Kandal province Bridges over the Mekong River Bridges completed in 2010 {{Cambodia-bridge-struct-stub