Design Cable-stayed bridge Clearance above 37.5 metres (123 ft) Height 120 m Province Đồng Tháp Province | Longest span 350 metres (1,150 ft) Total length 650 m Width 24 m Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge | |
Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists No. of spans 150 + 350 + 150 m (cable stayed parts) Similar Cầu Vàm Cống, Mỹ Thuận Bridge, Can Tho Bridge, Rạch Miễu Bridge, Bính Bridge | ||
The Cao Lãnh Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge under construction over the Tiền River, a branch of the Mekong River at Cao Lãnh in Vietnam. The bridge is one of three components of the planned Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project (CMDCP). The other two components are the Vàm Cống Bridge at Vàm Cống and the 6 lane expressway connecting the two bridges.
The Cao Lãnh Bridge will be a cable-stayed bridge 650m long with a central span of 350m and a maximum clearance above high water level of 37.5m. The total length of the bridge, including the approach viaducts, will be 2,010 m; with spans of 17x40 + (150+350+150) + 17x40 (m). The cable-stayed bridge will have H-shape towers 120 meters high, cast in situ concrete girder superstructure with a double-plane of cables in a semi-fan type configuration. It will have six lanes for traffic.
The objective of the Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project is to encourage the economic and social development of the Cửu Long Delta area.
The project is being developed with the financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Australia. It is jointly funded by the governments of Australia and Vietnam, and the ADB. The bridge will be the largest overseas assistance project undertaken by the Australian government costing A$160 million.
Construction
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cao Lanh Bridge, held on 19 October 2013, was attended by senior officials from the Vietnamese and Australian Governments and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bridge is expected to be completed after 43 months in mid 2017.