- Dragon River Bridge
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Dragon River Bridge
Cầu RồngCarries Motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists Crosses Han River Locale Da Nang, Vietnam Designer The Louis Berger Group Total length 670 metres (2,200 ft) Width 37.5 metres (123 ft) Longest span 200 metres (660 ft) Clearance below 7 metres (23 ft) Constructed by Company No. 508, an affiliate of Civil Construction Engineering Corporation No.5, and Bridge Company No. 75 Construction begin 19 July 2009 Construction end due in Late 2012 / early 2013 The 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 (the same day as the inauguration of the nearby Thuan Phuoc Bridge) when the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung and many high-ranking government officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony[1].
Dragon River Bridge will be 670m long, 37.5m wide and will have six lanes for traffic. It is expected that the bridge will be completed by the end of 2012, and that the project will cost nearly VND 1.5 trillion dong (US$88m).[2] The bridge was designed by the US-based Louis Berger Group. Construction will be undertaken by Company No. 508, an affiliate of Civil Construction Engineering Corporation No.5, and Bridge Company No. 75.
This modern bridge will cross the Han River at the Le Dinh Duong/Bach Dang traffic circle, providing the shortest road link from the Da Nang International Airport to other main roads in Da Nang city, and a more direct route to My Khe Beach and Non Nuoc Beach on the eastern edge of the city. The bridge is expected to be built in the shape of a dragon.
See also
- Han River Bridge
- Thuan Phuoc Bridge
References
- ^ "Vietnam’s longest suspension bridge inaugurated". Danang Investment Promotion Center. 2009-07-23. http://www.vietnamnews.biz/Vietnams-longest-suspension-bridge-inaugurated_570.html. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "Da Nang to build new Han River bridge". Viet Nam News (Vietnam Financial News Network). 2008-12-22. http://www.vietnammarkets.com/news.php?nid=1714. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
External links
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