Thuan Phuoc Bridge
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The Thuan Phuoc Bridge is a suspension bridge
that crosses the lower Han River at Da Nang
, Vietnam
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The four-lane, three-span, bridge is 1,850 meters long and 18 meters wide, and has a main span of 405 meters. Its two major pillars are 80m in height. It is the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam, with total investment of nearly 1 trillion dong. The bridge was built for an estimated cost of VND 650 billion (about 42 million US dollars) with consultant help from China, Cuba and Canada.
The construction of the bridge, which began in 2003, was completed on 19 July 2009 when the Prime Minister of Vietnam
Nguyen Tan Dung and many high-ranking government officials attended the inauguration ceremony.
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
that crosses the lower Han River at Da Nang
Da Nang
Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
, 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 –...
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The four-lane, three-span, bridge is 1,850 meters long and 18 meters wide, and has a main span of 405 meters. Its two major pillars are 80m in height. It is the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam, with total investment of nearly 1 trillion dong. The bridge was built for an estimated cost of VND 650 billion (about 42 million US dollars) with consultant help from China, Cuba and Canada.
The construction of the bridge, which began in 2003, was completed on 19 July 2009 when the Prime Minister of Vietnam
Prime Minister of Vietnam
-Office:The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government. The Prime Minister presides over the Vietnamese cabinet, and is responsible for appointing and supervising ministers...
Nguyen Tan Dung and many high-ranking government officials attended the inauguration ceremony.
See also
- Longest cable-stayed bridge spans
- Han River BridgeHan River BridgeHan River bridge is in Da Nang, Vietnam. Danang lies on the west side of the Han River and the beaches are to the east. The Song Han Bridge helps tourists to travel from their hotels to the area's beaches....
- Dragon River BridgeDragon River BridgeThe Dragon River Bridge is a bridge under construction over the Han River at Da Nang, Vietnam.Construction of the bridge began on 19 July 2009 when the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung and many high-ranking government officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony.Dragon River Bridge...