6. Chroy Changvar Bridge

Now also called the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, it was originally constructed in 1966. During the war from 1973 to 1975 the Khmer Rouge mined it twice in 1973. By the 17th of April 1975, all Phnom Penh citizens have been chased out of the city by Khmer Rouge, and forced to live and farm in rural areas. As a result, the damaged bridge remained in disrepair. After the liberation on the 7th of January 1979, the mixed provincial and municipal population returned to live in Phnom Penh and government began repairing Phnom Penh’s infrastructure that had been damaged in the war. However, the bridge would not be constructed due to the financial constraints. The bridge was finally rebuilt in 1995 with the financial backing of the Japanese government and its engineers.