[Photo] What's special about the tallest steel arch bridge in Vietnam?

NDO - After a period of construction, the Phat Tich - Dai Dong Thanh bridge across the Duong River (Bac Ninh) is being rushed to complete and put into use. This is the highest steel arch bridge in Vietnam and has a unique, distinctive design. The bridge has an architecture with 5 load-bearing arches bearing the image of a pair of Ly Dynasty dragons, the dragon's body curled in an S shape.

Phat Tich - Dai Dong Thanh Bridge across Duong River, connecting Tien Du and Thuan Thanh districts, started construction in 2018. This is a key project of Bac Ninh province with a total investment of 1,927 billion VND.

The approach bridge is designed to be 22.5m wide, with two mixed lanes on each side, each lane is 2m wide, and is 1.75m high from the bridge surface for pedestrians to sightsee and visit.

With its connecting location between Tien Du and Thuan Thanh, Phat Tich Bridge is expected to create a strong driving force for development on both banks of the historic Duong River. Construction location of Phat Tich - Dai Dong Thanh Bridge on the Duong River (Photo: Google Maps).

The bridge has an architecture with 5 load-bearing arches bearing the image of a pair of Ly dynasty dragons, the dragon body curls in an S shape, in the middle of the arch is a pair of dragon heads raised high, symmetrical to each other over a pearl, symbolizing the moon and the sun. Each dragon body has 12 fins symbolizing 12 months of favorable weather in a year.

Since March, the bridge has completed the installation of 5 steel arch spans. This is the most technically and technically difficult part of the project. The height from the water surface to the top of the arch is about 87m, the highest in Vietnam. To construct the steel arch span, the contractor had to mobilize an 800-ton crane from the South to travel by water for about a month.

According to the design, the bridge body is made of reinforced concrete, combined with a steel arch and a suspension cable system on the bridge surface; the bridge cross-section is 22.5m wide, designed with 4 car lanes, 2m sidewalks on each side, the main bridge is 440m long, the northern approach bridge is longer than 623m, the southern one is longer than 173m.

Up to now, the project has completed about 98% of the value and progress...

Currently, there are only a few sub-items being completed such as: lighting system, signs, traffic safety guidance system, dragon head, artistic lighting ball...

After nearly 5 years of construction, the Phat Tich - Dai Dong Thanh bridge across the Duong River, connecting Thuan Thanh town with Tien Du district (Bac Ninh province), is now basically completed and ready for traffic.

Many people living in this area said that it is rare to have such an ideal jogging route with no vehicles and a beautiful road surface. Just a few more days before the opening of the Phat Tich Bridge, there will no longer be images like this.

Image of people leisurely jogging and cycling for exercise on the bridge.

Taking advantage of the time when the bridge was not officially open to traffic, the children turned this into their own special playground.

Under the sunset, the bridge looks like a silk strip across the Duong River. The bridge spans, when reflected on the river, create the image of the conical hat, a typical symbol of Quan Ho people.

People are excited about the "record" bridge. They hope it will be a connecting bridge and a new driving force for local socio-economic development.

Not only adults but also many children follow adults up here to ride bikes and play.

Many people took advantage of the time when the bridge was not open to traffic and there were no vehicles to take souvenir photos on the bridge.

After completion and operation, the Phat Tich - Dai Dong Thanh Bridge will contribute to the formation of a closed traffic network between the Bac Duong and Nam Duong areas of Bac Ninh province. At the same time, it will connect the region with the Red River Delta provinces and neighboring provinces such as: Hanoi, Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Hai Duong via National Highway 1, National Highway 38, National Highway 5, National Highway 17 and Provincial Roads 276 and 287.

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