Bãi Cháy Bridge - Wikipedia

Bridge in Quảng Ninh Province

Bai Chay BridgeCầu Bãi Cháy
Bai Chay Bridge's main span
Coordinates	20°57′37″N 107°03′57″E / 20.9603°N 107.0658°E / 20.9603; 107.0658
Carries	4 lanes (cable-stayed section) and 6 lanes (other sections), 2 lanes each way and 2 pedestrian lanes
Crosses	Hạ Long Bay
Locale	Quảng Ninh Province,
Maintained by	Ministry of Transport of Vietnam
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	1,106 meters (3,629 ft)
Width	25 meters (82 ft)
Height	150 meters (490 ft)
Longest span	435 meters (1,427 ft)
Clearance below	50 meters (160 ft)
History
Constructed by	ShimizuSumitomo Mitsui Construction
Construction start	May 18, 2003
Opened	December 2, 2006
Location
Interactive map of Bai Chay Bridge

The Bãi Cháy Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Bãi Cháy) is a cable-stayed bridge on Highway 18, connecting Hồng Gai with Bãi Cháy over the Cửa Lục straits, separating Cửa Lục Bay with Hạ Long Bay, on the territory of Hạ Long city, Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. It is the first, and at the time of its inauguration, the longest central-line cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam.

Design

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The bridge has two outer span of reinforced pre-stressed concrete box beams, which are the widest of the world for this type of bridge. The towers are located on a huge pneumatic caisson foundation system, a modern construction technology first applied in Vietnam on this project. The bridge was constructed using a balanced cantilever technology, wherein the bridge beams reaching out over the water and the aligned ends connect at a head height of 50 metres (160 ft) above the water level. This technique assured that vessels could still operate normally during the construction process.

The bridge was completed and opened for traffic on December 2, 2006. The bridge was built to address the needs of the local people and tourists, and also to complete the discontinuation of the Bãi Cháy ferry line.

Technical details

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• Spans: 5 spans, main span of 435 meters (1,427 ft)
• Navigable width: 150 meters (490 ft)
• Load: Class A standard Japanese
• Cost: about VND 1046 billions, 40-month construction period, to November 30, 2006 termination
• Owner: Ministry of Transport, representing the owner: Project Management Unit 18-PMU18
• Design consultant - monitor: Institute of bridges and structures in Japan
• Contractor: Shimizu-Sumitomo Mitsui Construction

Gallery

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• Bãi Cháy Bridge view from afar
• The bridge during construction
• Bãi Cháy Bridge at night

See also

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• List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
• Transport in Vietnam
• List of bridges

References

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20°57′37″N 107°03′57″E / 20.96028°N 107.06583°E / 20.96028; 107.06583

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