Long Biên Bridge

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Long Biên Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge over the Red River in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its French colonial-era architecture and its role during the Vietnam War.

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Long Biên Bridge canonical 6
Cầu Long Biên 1
Long Bien Bridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
cantilever bridge
historic site
architecturalStyle French colonial architecture
carries bicycle traffic
motorbike traffic
pedestrian traffic
railway line
city Hanoi
constructionMethod riveted steel construction
constructionStartDate 1899
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
crosses Red River
crossesBetween Hoàn Kiếm District
Long Biên District
culturalSignificance symbol of Vietnamese resilience
damagedBy US air raids
designedBy Daydé & Pillé
French engineers
function railway bridge
road bridge
hasPart pedestrian walkway
railway track
roadway
heritageStatus icon of French colonial era in Vietnam
symbol of Hanoi
inaugurationDate 1902
length approximately 1.5 miles
approximately 2.4 kilometres
locatedIn Hanoi
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
material steel
namedAfter Paul Doumer
notableFor French colonial-era architecture
cantilever structure
role in Vietnam War logistics
opened 1902
operator Vietnamese authorities
originalName Paul Doumer Bridge
repaired multiple times after bombings
river Red River
significantEvent Vietnam War
status in use
strategicRole key supply route to Hanoi during the Vietnam War
tourism popular tourist attraction in Hanoi
transportCorridor Hanoi–Haiphong railway
usedDuring Vietnam War
viewpointFor Hanoi skyline
Red River
wasBombedDuring Vietnam War

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Hanoi contains Long Biên Bridge
Long Biên District hasTransportConnection Long Biên Bridge
Long Biên District hasLandmark Long Biên Bridge
Red River (Vietnam) hasStructure Long Bien Bridge
subject linked to: Red River
linked to: Long Biên Bridge
Paul Doumer Bridge formerNameOf Long Biên Bridge
Paul Doumer Bridge currentName Long Biên Bridge
Paul Doumer Bridge hasAlternativeName Cầu Long Biên
linked to: Long Biên Bridge
Gia Lâm Airport locatedNear Long Biên Bridge