| Bai Chay Bridge Cầu Bãi Cháy |
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Bai Chay Bridge's main span |
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| Carries | 4 lanes (cable-stayed section) and 6 lanes (the other sections), 2 lanes each way and 2 pedestrian lanes |
| Crosses | Halong Bay |
| Locale | Quang Ninh, |
| Maintained by | Shimizu, Sumitomo, Mitsui |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1,106 meters (3,629 ft) |
| Width | 25 meters (82 ft) |
| Height | 150 meters (490 ft) |
| Longest span | 435 meters (1,427 ft) |
| Clearance below | 50 meters (160 ft) |
| Construction begin | May 18, 2003 |
| Opened | December 2, 2006 |
The Bai Chay Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge on Highway 18, connecting Hon Gai with Bai Chay over the Cua Luc Straits, separating Cua Luc Bay with Halong Bay, the territory of the province Quang Ninh.
This is the type of cable-stayed bridge which has two outer span, reinforced concrete box beams prestressed with the width of the world record pace for this type of bridge.[1] The towers are located on the huge-sized pneumatic caisson foundation system, first applied in Vietnam with modern construction technologies and advanced. Bridge is constructed by balanced cantilever technology, at head height of 50m above the water level, bridge beams are reaching out to sea and ends when connecting two aligned, this construction technology to assure that vessels still can operate normally during the construction process.
The work was completed and opened to traffic on December 2, 2006. Bai Chay bridge has been put to use to address the needs of the people of Quang Ninh, tourists inside and outside Vietnam, and also to end decades of operation of the Bai Chay ferry.