Hàn River Bridge


Hàn River bridge is a cable-stayed swing bridge in Da Nang, Vietnam. Da Nang lies on the west side of the Hàn River and the beaches are to the east.
In the middle of the night, traffic is stopped from crossing the Song Han Bridge and it swings on its axis to allow shipping traffic to pass along the river. The bridge is lit up brightly at night.

History

The Song Han Bridge was built by the people of Da Nang. It is the first swing bridge to be built in Vietnam. The bridge is an important part of Danang's cityscape.

Bribery and Corruption case

Shortly after the bridge was completed, the contractor, Pham Minh Thong, was arrested. He was charged and jailed for stealing money from the project and for bribery, but the men who took the bribes were never revealed.
According to Radio Free Asia, the People's Procuracy of Da Nang City concluded in the Document No. 73/KSDT-KT and Document No. 77/KSDT/KT sent to the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam and Phan Dien that Nguyen Ba Thanh received bribes from Pham Minh Thong in the construction projects of Hàn River Bridge and North-South Street in Danang. However, the case was eventually dropped. Vietnamese mass media were censored and even praised Thanh for his "many contributions" in the development of Da Nang City.