Long Bien Bridge

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Long Bien Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its French colonial-era construction and its resilience through multiple wars.

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Long Bien Bridge canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge ⓘ
cantilever bridge ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ
architecturalStyle French colonial ⓘ
builtDuring French colonial period in Vietnam ⓘ
city Hanoi ⓘ
connects Hoan Kiem District ⓘ
Long Bien District ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1899 ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
crosses Red River ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Hanoi’s endurance ⓘ
designedBy Daydé & Pillé ⓘ
featuredIn Vietnamese cinema ⓘ
Vietnamese literature ⓘ
Vietnamese photography ⓘ
hasRailwayTrack 1 ⓘ
hasRoadwayLanes 2 narrow lanes ⓘ
hasSidewalks 2 ⓘ
hasToll no (in contemporary use) ⓘ
hasViewOf Hanoi skyline ⓘ
Red River ⓘ
heritageStatus historic symbol of Hanoi ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1902 ⓘ
length approximately 1.68 kilometres over water ⓘ
approximately 2.4 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Hanoi ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
material steel ⓘ
namedAfter Long Bien District ⓘ
notableFor French colonial-era engineering ⓘ
iconic rusted steel structure ⓘ
resilience through multiple wars ⓘ
numberOfSpans 19 steel spans ⓘ
opened 1902 ⓘ
originalName Paul Doumer Bridge ⓘ
partiallyDestroyedIn Vietnam War ⓘ
partiallyRebuilt after Vietnam War ⓘ
significantEvent heavily bombed during the Vietnam War ⓘ
strategic supply route to Hanoi during the Vietnam War ⓘ
target of US air raids in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
status partially restricted to light vehicles and trains ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
transportRole part of the Hanoi–Haiphong railway line ⓘ
usedFor pedestrian traffic ⓘ
rail traffic ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paul Doumer Bridge → hasAlternativeName → Long Bien Bridge ⓘ
Dong Xuan Market → near → Long Bien Bridge ⓘ
Gia Lam Air Base → nearbyLandmark → Long Bien Bridge ⓘ