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Thanh Trì Bridge
The Thanh Trì Bridge () (completed 2008) is a bridge across the Red River (Asia), Red River in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was one of the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi commemorative projects along with the Vĩnh Tuy Bridge. At 3,084m it is one of List of longest bridges in the world, the longest bridges in Asia. It is part of the North-South Expressway East (Vietnam), North-South expressway, and is the largest prestressed concrete bridge in Vietnam.Vietnam pictorial - No 595 - Page 9 Thông tấn xã Việt Nam, Vietnam. Bộ văn hóa và thông tin - 2008 "Previously, Thanh Tri Bridge, the largest prestressed concrete bridge in Vietnam had started operation. ... The use of Thanh Tri Bridge is important to the socio-economic development in Hanoi, the northern area and the whole country as well." History and Construction Construction of the Thanh Trì Bridge was part of Vietnam's broader strategy in the early 2000s to expand and modernize transportation infrastructure in the Hanoi metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River (Asia)
The Red River or the Hong River (; ; Chữ Nôm: 瀧紅), also known as the ' (lit. "Main River"; Chữ Nôm: 瀧丐) in Vietnamese and the (, ') in Chinese, is a -long river that flows from Yunnan in Southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin. According to C. Michael Hogan, the associated Red River Fault was instrumental in forming the entire South China Sea at least as early as 37 million years before present. The name red and southern position in China are associated in traditional cardinal directions. The river is relatively shallow, and carries a lot of reddish silt along its way, appearing red brown in colour. Geography The Red River begins in China's Yunnan province in the mountains south of Dali. Main headstreams Leqiu River, Xi River and Juli River confluence at Nanjian where they form the Lishe River. The Lishe River meets with another headstream, the Yijie River at Hongtupo, Chuxiong Prefecture. The river is commonl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
