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Nhật Tân Bridge

Nhật Tân Bridge
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Crosses Sông Hồng (Red River (Asia))
Locale Hà Nội, Vietnam
Other name(s) Cầu Nhật Tân
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Total length 3,700 metres (12,139 ft) (8,300 metres (27,231 ft) include approach ramps)
Width 33.2 metres (109 ft)
Longest span 4x300 metres (984 ft)
History
Construction begin March 7, 2009 (2009-03-07)
Opened January 4, 2015 (2015-01-04)

The Nhật Tân Bridge (or Vietnam - Japan Friendship Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Red River (Asia) in Hanoi, inaugurated on 4 January 2015. It forms part of a new six-lane highway linking Hanoi and Noi Bai International Airport. The project is funded by a Japan International Cooperation Agency ODA loan.

Nhat Tan Bridge has a total length of 8,3 kilometers, including 3,7 kilometers bridge, with 1,5 kilometers cable-stayed bridge with five spans crossing the Red River (Asia), The bridge is 33,2 meters wide, divided into four lanes for motorized vehicles, two lanes for buses, two lanes for mixed vehicles and pedestrian paths. Each span has 11 pairs of cables. Nhat Tan Bridge is designed and built to become a new icon of the capital, with five towers symbolizing the five ancient gates of Hanoi.

Coordinates: 21°05′07″N 105°49′31″E / 21.08528°N 105.82528°E / 21.08528; 105.82528


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