Tajik–Afghan bridge at Panji Poyon
The Tajikistan-Afghanistan bridge spanning the Panj River between Panji Poyon, Tajikistan and Sherkhan Bandar, Afghanistan was opened on 26 August 2007.
The two lane bridge is long and 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.
, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez at the 2007 dedication ceremony of the bridge.
