Cần Thơ Bridge

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Cần Thơ Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in southern Vietnam that spans the Hậu River, significantly improving transportation links in the Mekong Delta region.

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Cần Thơ Bridge canonical 1
Cầu Cần Thơ 1

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instanceOf cable-stayed bridge
road bridge
accidentDate 2007-09-26
accidentFatalities over 50 people
accidentInjuries dozens of people
builder Japanese contractors consortium
category Bridges in Vietnam
Cable-stayed bridges
Road bridges in Vietnam
connects Cần Thơ City NERFINISHED
Vĩnh Long Province NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 2004
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
crosses Bassac River NERFINISHED
Hậu River NERFINISHED
deckType prestressed concrete
design cable-stayed
fundedBy Government of Vietnam NERFINISHED
Japan International Cooperation Agency NERFINISHED
hasAccident scaffolding collapse during construction in 2007
hasPedestrianAccess limited
hasPylons 2 main pylons
hasToll yes (initially)
heightOfPylons about 164.8 metres
languageOfName Vietnamese
locatedIn Cần Thơ NERFINISHED
Mekong Delta NERFINISHED
Vĩnh Long Province NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiverBank Cần Thơ side
Vĩnh Long side
mainSpanLength about 550 metres
maintainedBy Vietnamese authorities
material concrete
nativeName Cầu Cần Thơ NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in Southeast Asia at opening
numberOfLanes 4
opened 2010-04-24
openedBy Government of Vietnam NERFINISHED
openedToTraffic 2010
partOf National Route 1A NERFINISHED
projectCost approximately 480 million US dollars
purpose improve transportation in the Mekong Delta
regionServed Mekong Delta NERFINISHED
replaced ferry service across Hậu River
strategicImportance key link between Ho Chi Minh City and southern Mekong Delta provinces
totalLength about 2750 metres
trafficType motor vehicles
width about 23.1 metres

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Cần Thơ hasBridge Cần Thơ Bridge
Can Tho Bridge localName Cần Thơ Bridge
this entity surface form: Cầu Cần Thơ