This bridge spanning the Panj River connecting Tajikistan and Afghanistan was opened on 26 August 2007.<ref name=Irin>
This bridge spanning the Panj River connecting Tajikistan and
Afghanistan was
opened on 26 August 2007.<ref name=Irin> Шаблон:Cite news
mirror </ref><ref name=Bbc2007-08-26> Шаблон:Cite news
</ref><ref name=AsiaPlus> Шаблон:Cite
news
mirror </ref> The two lane bridge cost approximately $40
million, was financed by US Army Corps of Engineers and was
designed and constructed by an Italian company, Rizzani de Eccher
S.p.A. . 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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Coordinates:
37°11′41″N 68°36′19″E / 37.1946°N
68.6053°E / 37.1946;
68.6053