A dragon-shaped bridge that actually breathes fire, designed by US-based Louis Berger Group, has been inaugurated in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s deputy prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc cut the ribbon on the Dragon Bridge, which crosses the Han River in Da Nang, on 29 March to celebrate 38 years of liberation.
The bridge has a total length of 666m and its 37.5m-wide deck accommodates six traffic lanes. Louis Berger Group said the team first analysed traffic demand, existing land use, alternate locations and likely funding sources.
Construction began in February 2008 on a fast-track basis. The bridge was kept low for a reason. “Unlike a high-level bridge, where bridge abutments block and disrupt historic parts of a city, the design started and finished at street levels, allowing vehicles and pedestrian traffic to directly access the heart of the city,” Louis Berger Group said.
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