Bình Khánh Bridge () is an under-construction

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which wire rope, cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or wikt:stay#Etymology 3, stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, norm ...

spanning the

Soài Rạp The Soài Rạp () is a river in Nhà Bè District, Nhà Bè district, south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. History According to Pétrus Ky, the name ''Soài Rạp'' comes from the Khmer language word ''Pam Preak Kroy Phkam''. It joins the Vàm ...

river between the suburban districts of

Nhà Bè Nhà Bè is a township () of Nhà Bè District, Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geogr ...

and Cần Giờ in southern

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. The bridge is part of the

Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway The Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway, is an expressway under construction in Ho Chi Minh City, Long An province and Đồng Nai province, Vietnam, most of the route is part of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 (stretch of Mỹ Yên – Vĩnh Thanh) ...

, the section of

North–South Expressway East The North–South Expressway East (Vietnamese: ''Đường cao tốc Bắc–Nam phía Đông'') is an expressway in Vietnam located very close to National Route 1 (Vietnam), National Route 1, acting as an artery traversing the entirety of Vietn ...

bypassing the urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. The bridge features a total length of and a width of , carrying two lanes in each direction. Construction of the bridge began in August 2015 and was scheduled to complete in 2019, but was then suspended and was not resumed until 2023. Upon its completion, Bình Khánh Bridge will be one of two bridges with the highest clearance for waterway traffic in Vietnam. The other is the

Phước Khánh Bridge Phuoc Khanh Bridge (), is a bridge being constructed that aims to cross over the Lòng Tàu River, a distributary of the Saigon River and Đồng Nai River in Vietnam. Description Planning and Design Phuoc Khanh Bridge is being constructed as a ...

spanning the

Long Tau river Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mens ...

, which is also a part of the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway.

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Road bridges in Vietnam Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City Cable-stayed bridges in Vietnam {{vietnam-bridge-struct-stub

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