Nguyen Van Troi Bridge is associated with the history of Da Nang city. (Photo: ANH DAO)
According to the pilot plan, the service activities will be deployed on Nguyen Van Troi Bridge in Son Tra District and Hai Chau District, and the park on the east bank of Nguyen Van Troi Bridge will be located on Chuong Duong Street (My An Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District) and Tran Hung Dao Street (An Hai Tay Ward, Son Tra District). The pilot period of phase 1 will be from the first quarter of 2024 to the end of 2028.
Phase 2 from 2024-2025 continues to implement activities of phase 1, renovating, upgrading and exploiting tourism activities on the bridge and the park on the east bank of Nguyen Van Troi bridge. Upgrade the approach road to Nguyen Van Troi bridge; renovate and decorate the area around the park on the east bank of the bridge; clean up the water surface and the Han River bank, organize street art performances, booths to serve people and tourists...
In phase 1, the renovation and lighting projects will be organized at the park on the east bank of Nguyen Van Troi bridge and on the bridge.
At the same time, create check-in points (with lighting) with 2 flower decoration models in the northern yard, southern yard of the park on the east bank of Nguyen Van Troi bridge and call on individuals and units to place models of old cars and old cars as check-in photo spots on Nguyen Van Troi bridge; organize photo exhibitions, display specialized products periodically every quarter; on holidays, Tet...
The plan also offers musical activities to serve the people and tourists such as folk music, lyrical music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings every week; street dances on Tran Hung Dao and Chuong Duong streets (around the park area) on the last Saturday evening of every month.
Mass events, flashmob dancing, yoga festival, street art on Nguyen Van Troi bridge, book reading day, beer festival in the park area; organizing walks, sightseeing, sightseeing and community activities, street music, festival events on Nguyen Van Troi bridge...
Nguyen Van Troi Bridge was built by the American contractor RMK in the 1960s, consisting of 14 poni steel truss spans with a total length of 513.8m, bridge width of 10.5m, vehicle lane of 8.5m, no sidewalk for pedestrians.
This is the first road bridge across the Han River, built to transport war equipment from Tien Sa port to Da Nang city center, so that the US army could operate the fierce war machine in the central region of Vietnam.
In 1978, the wooden deck of the bridge was removed and replaced with a reinforced concrete structure. In 1996, the deck was replaced with steel plates to reduce weight (due to the weak foundation structure). Along with Long Ho Bridge, leading from Cam Ranh City to Cam Ranh-Khanh Hoa Airport (also built by RMK in the 1960s), Nguyen Van Troi Bridge is one of the rare bridges with poni steel truss arch architecture in Vietnam.
After the country was reunified, the bridge was honored to be named after the hero of Quang Nam - Nguyen Van Troi. The bridge was quickly renovated to meet the travel needs of the people and was considered a vital road connecting the east and west banks of the Han River until the Han River Swing Bridge was put into use in 2000.
Da Nang City once had a plan to dismantle Nguyen Van Troi Bridge to build a more modern bridge, but in February 2012, during an inspection at this project, Mr. Nguyen Ba Thanh, Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee (at that time) directed the Da Nang Department of Transport to study and retain this poni steel truss bridge to make a pedestrian bridge; at the same time, arrange suitable landscapes, creating a resting place for people and tourists to relax and admire the beauty of the city.
In March 2013, Nguyen Van Troi Bridge was officially closed to traffic to be renovated into a pedestrian bridge, with a total cost of more than 20 billion VND. In 2020, for the first time, Da Nang City authorities raised the span of Nguyen Van Troi Bridge after completing the upgrade and repair.
And up to now, Da Nang city has just approved the pilot project to organize night tourism services on Nguyen Van Troi bridge and the park on the east bank of Nguyen Van Troi bridge.
This will be one of the new tourism products of Da Nang to meet the increasing needs of people and tourists when choosing Da Nang as a tourist and experience destination.
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