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Bridge in Tiền Giang & Bến Tre, Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rạch Miễu Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Rạch Miễu) is a cable-stayed bridge in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The bridge connects Tiền Giang Province (Mỹ Tho) with Bến Tre Province, over the Mekong. Construction began on 30 April 2002 and was completed on 19 January 2009, when the bridge was inaugurated. With a total length is 8,331 metres (27,333 ft), including approach ramps, the main bridge is 2,868 metres (9,409 ft) long.
Rạch Miễu Bridge Cầu Rạch Miễu | |
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Coordinates | 10°20′13″N 106°20′38″E |
Carries | 2 lanes (1 each way) |
Crosses | Mekong river |
Locale | Tiền Giang & Bến Tre, Vietnam |
Maintained by | Tổng công ty Tư vấn thiết kế GTVT (TEDI) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 2,868 metres (9,409 ft), 8,331 meters (27,333 ft) include approaches |
Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Height | 117 metres (384 ft) |
Longest span | 270 metres (890 ft) |
Clearance below | 37.5 metres (123 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | 30 April 2002 |
Opened | 19 January 2009 |
Location | |
Under the original schedule, the bridge would have been completed and opened for traffic in late 2007.
Although newly completed, Rạch Miễu bridge has some traffic problems, especially on holidays. Lunar New Year of the Ox in 2009, it was stuck in rush hours from 29th to 6th of Lunar calendar, one of the causes of traffic congestion is due to happen for the traffic on the narrow bridge, while being some vendors do where encroachment trafficking, in addition to those people who visit and take pictures on demand.
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