Rach Mieu Bridge
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Rach Mieu Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge
in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam
. The bridge connects Tien Giang Province (My Tho) with Ben Tre Province
, over the Mekong. The construction began on 30 April 2002 and achieved completion on 19 January 2008, also its inaugural date. Total length is 8331 m, including approach ramps, the main bridge is 2868 m.
Under the original schedule, this bridge should have been completed and opened for traffic in late 2007.
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The bridge connects Tien Giang Province (My Tho) with Ben Tre Province
Ben Tre Province
Bến Tre is a province of Vietnam. It is one of the country's southern provinces, being situated in the delta of the Mekong River.-Administration:Politically, Ben Tre is divided into eight districts:*Ba Tri*Bình Đại*Châu Thành*Chợ Lách*Giồng Trôm...
, over the Mekong. The construction began on 30 April 2002 and achieved completion on 19 January 2008, also its inaugural date. Total length is 8331 m, including approach ramps, the main bridge is 2868 m.
Under the original schedule, this bridge should have been completed and opened for traffic in late 2007.
- Length: 8331 m including approach ramps. The main bridge consists of two separate parts No. 1 and No. 2 for a total length of 2868 m, which is a cable-stayed structure layout 117m-270m-117m pace, not static navigational clearance height 37.5 m. In the middle of the bridge is island Thoi Son. 990m long bridge consists of two spans up to 90m in length to inform the way the boat is 7m high reinforced concrete beams pre-stressed construction the balanced cantilever method. The span girder bridge that leads pre-stressed concrete reinforced each span 40 metres in length. The ramp has a total length of two 5,463 metres and two main bridges with total length of 2,868 metres crosses two tributaries of Tien Giang and Thoi Son.
- 7:30 am 20 August, Ministry of Transport and two provinces of Ben Tre and Tien Giang held a connection with two cable-stayed span of the Rach Mieu bridge. connect with Tien Giang & Ben Tre province.
- Length of main span is 270 m and clearance is 37.5 m allow ships for 10,000 tons can go through.
- Bridge Width: 12-15 m wide for two lanes of traffic and two lanes for pedestrians
- General construction contractors: a joint venture CIENCO1 - CIENCO5 - CIENCO6
- Bridge Load: 30 tons
- Total investment: VND 1,400 billion (US$84 million)