Hàn River Bridge
Han River Bridge (Song Han Bridge) Cầu Sông Hàn | |
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Han River Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 16°4′20.2″N 108°13′36.2″E / 16.072278°N 108.226722°E |
| Carries | Two lanes for motor vehicles, two side lanes for pedestrians and cyclists |
| Crosses | Han River |
| Locale | Da Nang, Vietnam |
| Official name | Cầu Sông Hàn |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge, Swing bridge |
| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Total length | 487.7 meters (1,600 ft) |
| Width | 12.9 meters (42 ft) |
| Longest span | 122.7 meters (403 ft) swing span |
| No. of spans | 12 |
| Piers in water | 1 circular central pier for swing span, plus 11 piers for the 11 fixed side spans |
| Clearance below | 25 meters (82 ft) with swing span closed |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1998 |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Location | |
Hàn River bridge (Song Han Bridge, Vietnamese: Cầu Sông Hàn; occasionally known as Da Nang Opening Bridge) is a cable-stayed swing bridge in downtown Da Nang, Vietnam. Prior to the construction of the bridge, Da Nang was developed mainly on the west side (left bank) of the Hàn River, and traditional fishing villages and beaches were to the east. Decades after the opening of the bridge, Danang city has developed on both sides of the Han River. The bridge is the first Vietnamese-engineered and Vietnamese-built bridge in the city, the only swing bridge operating in Vietnam, and the first of several 21st-century bridges crossing Danang's Han River and facilitating economic development on both banks.
The bridge is lit up brightly at night. After midnight, traffic is stopped from crossing the Song Han Bridge as it swings on its axis to allow shipping traffic to pass along the river. On weekends, the bridge swings open at 11 pm; traffic is stopped at 10:45pm; the rotation process takes about 15 minutes to swing the bridge open.