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Panoramic view of the bridge The bridge, not long after completion Long Biên Bridge in 2010 The constructor panel of Daydé & Pillé, Paris. Long Biên Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Long Biên) is a historic cantilever bridge across the Red River that connects two districts, Hoàn Kiếm and Long Biên of the city of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Between 1872 and 1889, many bridges were designed by the Eiffel company, created in 1863 by Gustave Eiffel, when Vietnam was part of the French Indochina.However, some works are inadvertently attributed to the Eiffel company, the Truong Tien Bridge was designed by the company Schneider et Cie and Cie de Letellier while the Long Biên Bridge was designed by Daydé et Pillé [], the latter ...
Long Biên station is a railway station in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam, at the western end of Long Biên Bridge.It is one of the two main railway stations of Hanoi, the other being the Hanoi central station which mostly serves the north-south route (to Ho Chi Minh City) and the north-west route (to Lao Cai).
Long Biên later gave its name to the famed Long Biên Bridge, built during French colonial times, and more recently to a new district to the east of the Red River. Several older names of Hanoi feature long (龍, transl. dragon), linked to the curved formation of the Red River around the city, which was symbolized as a dragon. [17] [14] [18]
Thăng Long Bridge seen from Dong Ngac street The Thăng Long Bridge ( Cầu Thăng Long , completed 1978) is a bridge in Hanoi , Vietnam, which connects the city with Noi Bai Airport . [ 1 ]
Long Biên is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. [3] The district currently has 14 wards , covering a total area of 59.82 square kilometres (23.10 sq mi). [ 1 ] As of 2019, [ 2 ] there were 322,549 people residing in the district, the population density is 5,400 inhabitants per square kilometer.
On 22 September 2023, the Hanoi People Committee approved Gia Lam to become the next urban district of Hanoi. Gia Lâm district is bordered by Bắc Ninh province to the east and north, Đông Anh district to the northwest, Long Biên district and Hoàng Mai district to the west, Thanh Trì district and Hưng Yên province to the south.
The Thăng Long bridge is a major bridge crossing the Red River, connecting Hanoi with Nội Bài International Airport and northwestern provinces such as Vĩnh Phúc, Phú Thọ and Lào Cai. It is the only double-decker bridge in Vietnam, with the upper level carrying Ringway 3, while the lower level carrying 2 vehicle lanes for each ...