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Tajikistan-Afghanistan bridge at Panji Poyon

Tajik–Afghan bridge at Panji Poyon
Afghanistan - Tajikistan Bridge Completion.jpg
Coordinates 37°11′41″N 68°36′19″E / 37.1946°N 68.6053°E / 37.1946; 68.6053Coordinates: 37°11′41″N 68°36′19″E / 37.1946°N 68.6053°E / 37.1946; 68.6053
Crosses Panj River
Locale Panji Poyon (alternatively Nizhni-Pyanj)
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
Total length 672 metres
Width 11.6 metres
History
Opened 2007-08-26

The Tajikistan-Afghanistan bridge spanning the Panj River between Panji Poyon (or Nizhniy Pyandzh), Tajikistan and Sherkhan Bandar, Afghanistan was opened on 26 August 2007. The two lane bridge is 672 meters long and 11.6 meters wide. It cost approximately $40 million, financed by the US Army Corps of Engineers and was designed and constructed by an Italian company, Rizzani de Eccher S.p.A. The Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai were joined by US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez at the opening ceremony.



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