Bình Khánh Bridge Explained

Bình Khánh Bridge
Native Name:Cầu Bình Khánh
Native Name Lang:vi
Carries: Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway
Crosses:Soài Rạp river
Locale:Ho Chi Minh City
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Design:Cable-stayed bridge
Length:2763.5m (9,066.6feet)
Width:21.75m (71.36feet)
Mainspan:375m (1,230feet)
Clearance Below:55m (180feet)
Lanes:4
Begin:August 2015
Complete:2025 (estimated)
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Bình Khánh Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Bình Khánh) is an under-construction cable-stayed bridge spanning the Soài Rạp river between the suburban districts of Nhà Bè and Cần Giờ in southern Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1] [2] The bridge is part of the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway, the section of North–South Expressway East bypassing the urban area of Ho Chi Minh City.[3] [4]

The bridge features a total length of 2763.5m (9,066.6feet) and a width of 21.75m (71.36feet), carrying two lanes in each direction.[5] [6] Construction of the bridge began in August 2015 and was scheduled to complete in 2019, but was then suspended and was not resumed until 2023. Upon its completion, Bình Khánh Bridge will be one of two bridges with the highest clearance for waterway traffic in Vietnam. The other is the Phước Khánh Bridge spanning the Long Tau river, which is also a part of the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 28, 2023 . Work resumes on Ben Luc-Long Thanh expy’s longest bridge . The Saigon Times.
  2. Web site: Binh Khanh Bridge . PERI Singapore.
  3. Web site: March 2014 . GMS Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway Project . Asian Development Bank.
  4. Web site: March 5, 2020 . Vietnam highway construction project facing halt . World Highways.
  5. Web site: September 6, 2016 . Japan’s Shimizu Cooperates with Local Firm Building Vietnam’s North-South Expressway . The Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo Shinbun.
  6. Web site: North – South Expressway Construction Project (Ben Luc – Long Thanh Section) . VNCN E&C.