June 14, 2012

279. Hiền Lương Bridge

Hiền Lương Bridge, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Cầu Hiền Lương, across Bến Hải river, was fist built on 1928 by the local villagers and it was used only for pedestrian.  In 1943, while the colonial French occupied northern Vietnam, they had rebuilt it for automobile usage also.  When the French lost it battle in Điện Biên Phủ 1954, this bridge was used to separate Vietnam northern and southern territories, and each side received half the length of it. 

 
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