Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
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Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ ๕
ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີຫ້າ | |
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| Coordinates | 18°24′22″N 103°34′06″E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Mekong River |
| Locale |
Mueang Bueng Kan district, Bueng Kan Province Pakxan, Bolikhamxai Province |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 1300 meters |
| History | |
| Opened | January 2024 |
| Location | |
The Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ ไทย-ลาว แห่งที่ 5, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn mít.trā.pʰâːp tʰāj lāːw hɛ̀ŋ tʰîː hâː]; Lao: ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ 5, pronounced [kʰǔa̯ mīt.tā.pʰâːp láːw tʰáj hɛ̄ŋ tʰíː hȁː]) is a proposed highway bridge over the Mekong River that links the Bueng Kan Province of Thailand and Pakxan town, Bolikhamxai Province in Laos. The project includes a 16 km four-lane road, namely a 12 km 
Highway 244 at Bueng Kan district, the 1.3 km Mekong Bridge Proper (two-lane) and a 2.8 km road in Laos.
Construction began in December 2021 and is expected to take three years.
See also
- First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Sixth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Seventh Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge