Vàm Cống
Vàm Cống ferry terminal is a ferry terminal in Vietnam located on Highway 80, connecting the two provinces of Đồng Tháp and An Giang. The ferry runs from Lấp Vò to Long Xuyên Long Xuyên (), formally named Thủ Đông Xuyên, is the capital city of An Giang province, in the Mekong Delta region of south-western Vietnam. History In 1789, a group of explorers established a small outpost in the Tam Khe canal, naming i .... The hamlet is notable as the site of the new part-Australian-funded Vàm Cống Bridge which will replace the ferry. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vam Cong Buildings and structures in An Giang province Water transport in Vietnam ...
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Vàm Cống Bridge
The Vàm Cống Bridge () is a road bridge over the Hậu Giang River (also known as Bassac River, Bassac), a distributary of the Mekong River, in the city of Long Xuyên in Vietnam. Description It is one of two large bridges on the and part of the larger North–South Expressway West effort. At long, it is the second-longest cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam. Planning Before 2010, traffic across the Bassac river's banks were dependent on travel by wharf and ferry. The opening of the Cần Thơ Bridge in 2010 helped to connect the city of Cần Thơ with Vĩnh Long province, allowing for further economic development in the Mekong Delta. However, other high traffic areas of the Mekong River remained dependent on wharfs and ferries, including the Vàm Cống ferry that had been in operation since 1925. In 2011, national transportation agencies in Vietnam proposed a transportation plan for the Mekong River Delta region, part of which included the construction of the Vàm Cống bridg ...
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