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[[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Phan Văn Khải]] launched construction of the bridge on [[25 September]] [[2004]]. The bridge was scheduled to be completed at the end of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=SE Asia’s longest cable-stayed bridge underway in Can Tho |url=http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/2004-09/27/Stories/02.htm |accessdate=September 28 |accessyear=2007 |date=Tuesday, September 28, 2004}}</ref> When the bridge is completed, it will be a cable-stayed bridge with the [[List of largest cable-stayed bridges|longest main span]] in Southeast Asia. Also, it would link [[Vinh Long Province|Vĩnh Long Province]] and [[Can Tho|Cần Thơ]] city and would clear congestion on the ferry at [[National Road 1A (Vietnam)|National Road 1A]], [[Vietnam]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} The project cost is 4,832 billion [[VND]] (equivalent to over US$ 300 million) and is funded by Japanese [[Official development assistance|ODA]]. The contractor of this project is a [[consortium]] of Japanese construction corporations ([[Nippon Koei]] – [[Chodai]] and [[Taisei Corporation|Taisei]] – [[Kajima Construction|Kajima]] – [[Nippon Steel]]). |
[[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Phan Văn Khải]] launched construction of the bridge on [[25 September]] [[2004]]. The bridge was scheduled to be completed at the end of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=SE Asia’s longest cable-stayed bridge underway in Can Tho |url=http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/2004-09/27/Stories/02.htm |accessdate=September 28 |accessyear=2007 |date=Tuesday, September 28, 2004}}</ref> When the bridge is completed, it will be a cable-stayed bridge with the [[List of largest cable-stayed bridges|longest main span]] in Southeast Asia. Also, it would link [[Vinh Long Province|Vĩnh Long Province]] and [[Can Tho|Cần Thơ]] city and would clear congestion on the ferry at [[National Road 1A (Vietnam)|National Road 1A]], [[Vietnam]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} The project cost is 4,832 billion [[VND]] (equivalent to over US$ 300 million) and is funded by Japanese [[Official development assistance|ODA]]. The contractor of this project is a [[consortium]] of Japanese construction corporations ([[Nippon Koei]] – [[Chodai]] and [[Taisei Corporation|Taisei]] – [[Kajima Construction|Kajima]] – [[Nippon Steel]]). |
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Revision as of 13:48, 29 September 2007
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Cần Thơ Bridge | |
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 A tower of the bridge under construction, as of June 2007 | |
| Coordinates | 10°01′51″N 105°48′21″E / 10.03083°N 105.80583°E |
| Crosses | Sông Hậu Giang (Bassac River) |
| Locale | Cần Thơ |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1,010 metres (3,314 ft) |
| Width | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Longest span | 550 metres (1,804 ft) |
| Location | |
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Cần Thơ Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction over the Hậu (Bassac) River, a distributary of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.
Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải launched construction of the bridge on 25 September 2004. The bridge was scheduled to be completed at the end of 2008.[1] When the bridge is completed, it will be a cable-stayed bridge with the longest main span in Southeast Asia. Also, it would link Vĩnh Long Province and Cần Thơ city and would clear congestion on the ferry at National Road 1A, Vietnam.[citation needed] The project cost is 4,832 billion VND (equivalent to over US$ 300 million) and is funded by Japanese ODA. The contractor of this project is a consortium of Japanese construction corporations (Nippon Koei – Chodai and Taisei – Kajima – Nippon Steel).
Collapse
On September 26, 2007, a 90-meter section of an approach ramp, which is over 30 meters above the ground and leading to the Cần Thơ Bridge, collapsed. When the accident happened, 250-260 construction engineers and workers were working on the ramp.[2][citation needed] As of September 28, 2007, there are reports of 59 people dead[3] and 140 injured with six people unaccounted. This is the most serious workplace accident in Vietnam to date according to Dr. Tran Chung, head of the national construction QA/QC authority under the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam.[citation needed]
External links
- Cần Thơ Bridge at Structurae
- News items informing about the bridge collapse:
10°03′18″N 105°47′39″E / 10.05500°N 105.79417°E
- ^ "SE Asia's longest cable-stayed bridge underway in Can Tho". Tuesday, September 28, 2004. Retrieved September 28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Can Tho bridge collapses, dozens of people die". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Fatalities In Vietnam's Can Tho Bridge Collapse Surge To 59". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
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