Tran Hoang Na Bridge is 600 m long and 23 m wide. It crosses the Can Tho River to link Cai Rang District with the downtown district of Ninh Kieu.
It cost VND791 billion (US$33.4 million), funded by the government from official development assistance.
Work began in September 2020 and was set to be completed last July but the deadline was rescheduled to this year, with the contractor blaming the delay on pandemic restrictions and late handover of land by Can Tho authorities.
The steel arch bridge consists of three spans, with the middle stretching 150 m, and the other two, 49 m each.
It will be put into use on Feb. 6, four days ahead of the new lunar year.
"More than 4,000 tons of steel were imported from South Korea to build the three spans," said Hoang Huu Son, deputy director of the project.
The steel arch rises 44.2 m from the water surface at the highest level.
The contractor has recently conducted a test run with 40 trucks having a loading capacity of 10 tons each.
There are 38 cable bundles used on the bridge, containing 73 or 91 cables each.
This is the first bridge project where Can Tho City sought public opinion on the design.
Establishing the railing for the bridge, Tran Hoang Phu, 36, a local who lives in Cai Rang District, said he has been working on the bridge project for over two years.
Work is undergoing to complete the intersection between the road leading to the bridge and National Highway 1.
Tran Hoang Na Bridge from afar.
