Cuu Long Bridge

General Information

Other name(s):	Can Tho Bridge
Beginning of works:	2004
Completion:	2009
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Cable-stayed bridge
Function / usage:	Road bridge
Material:	Steel bridge Prestressed concrete bridge

Location

Location:	Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Coordinates:	10° 2' 4.45" N 105° 48' 43.77" E

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Technical Information

Dimensions

approach viaducts	deck width	23.100 m
main bridge	total length	1 010.000 m
	span lengths	2 × 40.00 m - 150.00 m - 550.00 m - 150.00 m - 2 × 40.00 m
	deck width	26.000 m
pylons	pylon height (total)	175.300 m

Materials

deck of main bridge	steel prestressed concrete

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Chronology

26 September 2007	The bridge collapses while still under construction. 150 workers were on the structure at that point. At least 52 of them perish while many others are injured.

Notes

A 210.000 meter long portion of the main span is made of steel, the remaining part of the deck is made of prestressed concrete. The outer shape of both deck sections is identical.

Participants

Design

Construction engineers

Wiecon

Co-contractor

Expansion joints

mageba group

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

Construction halted after Vietnamese bridge tragedy. In: Bridge Update, n. 71 (October 2007), pp. 1.
Komiya, Masahisa (2004): Developments and trends of PC in Vietnam. In: Journal of Prestressed Concrete, Japan, v. 46, n. 1 (January - February 2004), pp. 24-33.
Ground conditions caused Can Tho tragedy, says report. In: Bridge Update, n. 77 (July 2008), pp. 2.
Mekong marvel. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, n. 48 (3rd Quarter 2007), pp. 68.

About this
data sheet
Structure-ID
20011825
Published on:
19/04/2004
Last updated on:
05/02/2016