Da Nang's most beautiful bridges viewed from aerial cameras

Along the Han River, the bridges, located 1 to 2 km from each other, have made traffic more convenient, and helped to attract tourists to Da Nang.

Thuan Phuoc Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam, includes four lanes, a main span of 650 meters and two approaches of 600 meters each. The bridge was constructed with a total invested capitalisation of VND1 trillion and it was inaugurated in 2009. It ensures 27 meters of clearance for vessels on the river below and safety in strong storms and floods.

Cau Rong (Dragon) Bridge features 166 metres of undulating steel in the shape of a giant fire-breathing dragon flying towards the East Sea.

The main span of the 37.5m-wide bridge is bookended by two 128m side sections, with the dragon’s head and tail on each end of them. The whole structure weighs 8,164 tonnes and stretches 666m in length.

With unique aesthetic and creative characteristics, the bridge won the Diamond Award in the 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) in the structural systems category. After opening to traffic in March 2013, the Dragon Bridge has become one of Danang’s symbols and key tourist attractions.

Tran Thi Ly Bridge is the fifth bridge up the Han River, about 1 km south of the Dragon Bridge.  The construction of the VND1,709 billion bridge began in April 2009, and it was opened to traffic on March 29, 2013. With its suspension cables, the bridge forms an upside-down capital “Y” and is intended to look like sails facing towards the East Sea. The bridge has emerged as a must-see feature of Da Nang and an ideal place for visitors who like taking souvenir photos during their stay in the city.

It is believed that the bridge, with the image of sails filled with wind, not only shows charming and gentle characteristics, but also symbolises the city’s aspirations for further development in the future.  It has one of the most unique architectural styles of all the bridges in Viet Nam.  A striking feature of its design is the 145m-high, backwards-leaning single tower which creates the eye-catching form of the bridge. The bridge was named after Vietnamese revolutionary activist Tran Thi Ly from Quang Nam Province’s Dien Ban District, whose real name was Tran Thi Nham.  She was a member of the Vietnam People’s Army and the South Vietnam Liberation Army.  During the past two resistance wars, even though Miss Ly was brutally and inhumanely tortured in the prisons of the invaders, she showed her indomitable spirit and admirable bravery, and she never revealed any of Viet Nam’s revolutionary strategies and plans to the enemy.

The Song Han (Han River) Bridge was built in 2000 and holds a special place in the pride of the city. It is the first swing bridge to be built in Vietnam. 

At 0:30 every midnight, traffic is stopped from crossing the Song Han Bridge, the middle part of the bridge turns 90 degrees around its axis to allow large boats to pass, and at 3:30 am, it returns to its position. Walking along the riverside and waiting for the moment when the bridge spins interests many local people and visitors as well, bringing emotion to people. Some people say that not seeing the Han River Bridge spin means not coming to Da Nang.

Tien Son Bridge is where tourists can take a view of the magnificent Ngu Hanh Son Bridge.

Tien Son Bridge was inaugurated in 2004, with a budget of VND150.3 billion from Japanese ODA loans. The bridge is 529 meters long, 25 meters, connecting Ngu Hanh Son District and Hai Chau District. Tien Son Bridge mainly serves the expansion of the Tien Sa port. It is also a major bridge on Highway 14 of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) in the trans-Asia road system located in the territory of Vietnam.