Kien Bridge Cầu Kiền | |
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Coordinates | 20°54′48.2″N 106°37′23.9″E / 20.913389°N 106.623306°E |
Carries | Vehicles |
Crosses | Cấm River |
Locale | Haiphong, Red River Delta |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed |
Material | Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons |
Total length | 200 m (660 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 2007 |
Inaugurated | 2010 |
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Kien Bridge (Vietnamese:Cầu Kiền) is a road bridge spanning the Cấm River in Haiphong, Vietnam.
Kien Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge with a harp system. [1] The length of the bridge is 1,186 m (3,891 ft), with its span 200 m (660 ft) long. [1] It is a key link on Vietnam's National Route 10 by providing a path across the Cấm River in Haiphong, which ultimately helps travelers more easily navigate through the Red River Delta. [2]
Before the opening of the Kien Bridge, going between the river banks required travel by either boat or ferry. [2] Construction began in 2001 as a joint venture between a Japanese and Vietnamese company. The building process required a diverse range of methods to address the complicated geology of the riverbed in the area. [2] This included the installation of a nearly 100 m (330 ft) crane tower as well as using the cantilever method. [2] During construction, the crane mounted 110 box girder blocks weighing 14,300 tons. [2] As a cable-stayed bridge, construction required the tensioning of 375 tons of prestressed cable to make up the 36 pairs. [2] Overall, it was estimated that the building of the Kien bridge required 5,000m³ of reinforced concrete and 6,910 tons of steel. [3]
The bridge's inauguration took place on September 28, 2003. The bridge connected Haiphong City of Quang Ninh Province with the Northeast and North Central regions of Vietnam, creating a road between the two communes An Hong and Kien Bai Haiphong. It quickly became a popular route as industrial development in the region led to a regular flow of tractor-trailers using the bridge. [4] Its lack of maintenance gradually led to the degradation of the road's surface. [5] In 2014, the news outlet Thanh Nien described the potholes as "a Matrix of Elephant Nests" and reported serious, sometimes fatal, traffic accidents occurring due to road's deterioration. [5] There were further reports of warped railings and damaged expansion joints. [5] In 2021, officials approved extensive repairs of the roads of National Highway 10, including the road between Da Bac Bridge and Kien Bridge. [6]
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Kien Bridge Cầu Kiền | |
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Coordinates | 20°54′48.2″N 106°37′23.9″E / 20.913389°N 106.623306°E |
Carries | Vehicles |
Crosses | Cấm River |
Locale | Haiphong, Red River Delta |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed |
Material | Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons |
Total length | 200 m (660 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 2007 |
Inaugurated | 2010 |
Location | |
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Kien Bridge (Vietnamese:Cầu Kiền) is a road bridge spanning the Cấm River in Haiphong, Vietnam.
Kien Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge with a harp system. [1] The length of the bridge is 1,186 m (3,891 ft), with its span 200 m (660 ft) long. [1] It is a key link on Vietnam's National Route 10 by providing a path across the Cấm River in Haiphong, which ultimately helps travelers more easily navigate through the Red River Delta. [2]
Before the opening of the Kien Bridge, going between the river banks required travel by either boat or ferry. [2] Construction began in 2001 as a joint venture between a Japanese and Vietnamese company. The building process required a diverse range of methods to address the complicated geology of the riverbed in the area. [2] This included the installation of a nearly 100 m (330 ft) crane tower as well as using the cantilever method. [2] During construction, the crane mounted 110 box girder blocks weighing 14,300 tons. [2] As a cable-stayed bridge, construction required the tensioning of 375 tons of prestressed cable to make up the 36 pairs. [2] Overall, it was estimated that the building of the Kien bridge required 5,000m³ of reinforced concrete and 6,910 tons of steel. [3]
The bridge's inauguration took place on September 28, 2003. The bridge connected Haiphong City of Quang Ninh Province with the Northeast and North Central regions of Vietnam, creating a road between the two communes An Hong and Kien Bai Haiphong. It quickly became a popular route as industrial development in the region led to a regular flow of tractor-trailers using the bridge. [4] Its lack of maintenance gradually led to the degradation of the road's surface. [5] In 2014, the news outlet Thanh Nien described the potholes as "a Matrix of Elephant Nests" and reported serious, sometimes fatal, traffic accidents occurring due to road's deterioration. [5] There were further reports of warped railings and damaged expansion joints. [5] In 2021, officials approved extensive repairs of the roads of National Highway 10, including the road between Da Bac Bridge and Kien Bridge. [6]
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