The Nguyễn Văn Trỗi–Trần Thị Lý Bridge ( vi, Cầu Nguyễn Văn Trỗi–Trần Thị Lý) is a

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...

crossing the Hàn River connects Hai Chau district, Son Tra district, Ngu Hanh Son district in the city of

Đà Nẵng Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...

, Vietnam. The new bridge replaces two older bridges named after

Nguyễn Văn Trỗi Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1 February 1940Staff report (16 October 1964)''Time'' (only available online for subscribers). The article describes Trỗi as aged 17 at the time of his execution, although other sources cite 1940 as his year of birth, mak ...

and Trần Thị Lý. This is a

with a total length is 731 metres, total height is 145 metres.

History

At this location, more than 60 years ago, the

French Indochina French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),; vi, Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, , lit. 'East Ocean under French Control; km, ឥណ្ឌូចិនបារាំង, ; th, อินโดจีนฝรั่งเศส, ...

built the first bridge in

Da Nang Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is o ...

and they call it De Lattre bridge. Then, in 1955, this bridge has a new name: Trinh Minh The Bridge (Trinh Minh The is a general of the army of

Vietnam Republic South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...

). After 1975, It was renamed Tran Thi Ly bridge. Because the bridge is old so the government decided to rebuild the new bridge. This bridge started to build in April 2009 with the total investment being 497.7 billion VND. After 4 years, this bridge was open on March 29, 2013.

References

Road bridges in Vietnam Bridges in Da Nang Bridges completed in 2013 {{Vietnam-bridge-struct-stub