Long Bien Bridge
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Long Bien Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its French colonial-era construction and its resilience through multiple wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Bien Bridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
cantilever bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | French colonial ⓘ |
| builtDuring | French colonial period in Vietnam ⓘ |
| city | Hanoi ⓘ |
| connects |
Hoan Kiem District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Bien District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| crosses | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Hanoi’s endurance ⓘ |
| designedBy | Daydé & Pillé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Vietnamese cinema
ⓘ
Vietnamese literature ⓘ Vietnamese photography ⓘ |
| hasRailwayTrack | 1 ⓘ |
| hasRoadwayLanes | 2 narrow lanes ⓘ |
| hasSidewalks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasToll | no (in contemporary use) ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Hanoi skyline
ⓘ
Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic symbol of Hanoi ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1.68 kilometres over water
ⓘ
approximately 2.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hanoi
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Long Bien District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French colonial-era engineering
ⓘ
iconic rusted steel structure ⓘ resilience through multiple wars ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 19 steel spans ⓘ |
| opened | 1902 ⓘ |
| originalName | Paul Doumer Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyDestroyedIn | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyRebuilt | after Vietnam War ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
heavily bombed during the Vietnam War
ⓘ
strategic supply route to Hanoi during the Vietnam War ⓘ target of US air raids in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| status | partially restricted to light vehicles and trains ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transportRole | part of the Hanoi–Haiphong railway line ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
rail traffic ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.