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| Photographer |
ngythanh {Karma:430}
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Canon EOS 3
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| Categories |
Architecture
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| Portfolio |
Vietnam
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Lens |
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2:8L
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| Uploaded |
11/11/2004 |
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Fuji Superia
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200 |
| Views |
391 |
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| Critiques |
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| Location |
City - Hanoi
State - HANOI
Country - Vietnam
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| About |
Some info about this bridge:
*French name: Le pont Paul Doumer
*Vietnamese name: Long-Biên
*Structural type: Cantilever Bridge
*Main span: 106.2 m
*Total length: 1,682.6 m
*The 1st bridge ever built to cross the Red River
*Designed and built by the man who devised the plans for the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
*At time of construction, it was one of the longest steel-girder bridges in the world, with a length of almost 2.3 kilometers.
*Ground breaking: 09-12-1898
*Crossing by King Thanh-Thai on 02-28-1902 by train.
*1st attack by US on 08-11-1967, repeated on 08-12-67
*Hanoi brought US airmen prisoners to repair bridge damage, in order to prevent further US attack.
*2nd attack by US on 10-21-67
*3rd phase of attack on 12-14-67 and 12-15-67
*Last attack on 5-10-72 to ?reinforce? Peace Talk in Paris.
*The fragile bridge is now can only used for trains with maximum weight of 12.5 tons at speed of less than 20/mph.
*France has agreed to a repair and upgrade the bridge, with the price tag of 960 millions EURO.
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