The Vĩnh Tuy Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Vĩnh Tuy) is a bridge over the Red River (Vietnamese: Sông Hồng) in Hanoi. It was one of the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi commemorative projects, along with the Thanh Trì Bridge.

Vĩnh Tuy Bridge
Vĩnh Tuy Bridge

The bridge's first phase was completed in September 2009.[1] The second phase, essentially a second identical bridge running parallel to the original, was constructed between January 2021 and August 2023; expanding the bridge from four to eight car lanes.[2] Each bridge now serves its own traffic direction, alleviating congestion and accident risk caused by the original bridge having to share two-way traffic without hard lane dividers.[3]

It is unrelated to a smaller Vĩnh Tuy bridge near Điện Biên Phủ, destroyed in 1966 by United States Air Force bombing.[4]

References

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  1. Xuân, Tùng (2009-09-25). "Thông xe cầu rộng nhất Việt Nam". VnExpress. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  2. "VĨNH TUY 2 BRIDGE". ICCI - Công Ty TNHH Đầu Tư & Tư Vấn Xây Dựng Quốc Tế. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  3. Việt, An; Ngọc, Thành (2023-08-28). "Cầu Vĩnh Tuy 2 sẵn sàng thông xe". VnExpress. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  4. Gradual failure: the air war over North Vietnam, 1965-1966 - Page 178 Jacob Van Staaveren, Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.) - 2002 "Bridge on Route 6 southeast of Dien Bien Phu destroyed by Air Force F-105s. targets around Dien Bien Phu, and on August 10 Thunderchiefs destroyed the Vinh Tuy bridge employing a 3,000-pound bomb and, for the first time, an AGM-12C ..."

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