Mỹ Thuận Bridge
Mỹ Thuận Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 10°16′40″N 105°54′35″E / 10.277646°N 105.909845°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Mekong river (northern arm) |
| Locale | between Tiền Giang and Vĩnh Long provinces, Việt Nam |
| Official name | Cầu Mỹ Thuận |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1,535 metres (5,036 ft) |
| Width | 23.66 metres (77.6 ft) |
| Longest span | 350 metres (1,150 ft) |
| Clearance below | 37.5 metres (123 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 21 May 2000 |
| Location | |
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The Mỹ Thuận Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Mỹ Thuận) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mekong river, connecting Cái Bè District of Tiền Giang Province with Vĩnh Long City of Vĩnh Long Province in Vietnam. It was developed in a joint venture between the governments of Australia and Vietnam.This is the first cable-stayed bridge ever built in Vietnam and also the first bridge connecting Tiền Giang and Vĩnh Long. The bridge was the largest overseas assistance project undertaken by the Australian government costing A$91 million.
It was built by Baulderstone and completed in 2000.
See AusAID publication "My Thuan Bridge: Monitoring Success"
Political issues behind the bridge project are recounted by Sue Boyd, Australian ambassador to Vietnam at the time, in her autobiography.