Tajik-Afghan Friendship Bridge
- Tajik-Afghan Friendship Bridge
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carries=Commercial and passenger vehicles up to 25 metric tonnes
crosses=Amu Darya river
locale=Darvaz Tajikistan / Afghanistan
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design=Suspension bridge
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length=135 metres
width=3.5 metres
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open=July 6, 2004
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long=The Tajik-Afghan Friendship Bridge connects the two banks of Darvaz across the Amu Darya river separating Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
Inaugurated by Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmonov, Afghanistan’s Vice-President Nematullah Shahraniin and His Highness the Aga Khan in July, 2004, the bridge was built at a cost of USD $500,000 by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) with collaborative support from the governments United States and Norway. It was the second in a series of bridges being built between Tajikistan and Afghanistan by the AKDN along the Panj River. (The Amu Darya begins at the junction of the Panj River and Vakhsh River.)
The 135-metre long suspension bridge has a single-track 3.5 meters wide and a carrying capacity of 25 metric tonnes. It carries both commercial and passenger traffic and represents a permanent overland link between the two countries.
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*cite web |url=http://www.akdn.org/news/2004July6.htm |title=Press Release: Darwaz Bridge to strengthen commercial ties and Tajik-Afghan relations |accessdate=2006-12-09
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