Nga Ba Hue Overpass is a famous bridge in Da Nang city and one of the largest overpasses in Vietnam. It’s built to commemorate the day when the latest war ends in the city. Different from other bridges, this overpass doesn’t cross any rivers and waterways, but the railway. It becomes impressive and unduplicated, thanks to its special design which simulates two Hindu worshipping objects. Now, let’s HoiAn Day Trip Company provide all the information about Nga Ba Hue Overpass in Da Nang.
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Must Knows about Nga Ba Hue Overpass in Da Nang
– Location/address: the west end of Dien Bien Phu St, Thanh Khe Tay ward and An Khe ward, Thanh Khe district (east side), Hoa Minh ward, Lien Chieu district (west side), Da Nang city, Vietnam
– Other name(s): Hue Intersection Overpass, Cau Vuot Nga Ba Hue
– Opening hour(s): 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
– Ticket price: free
– Type: cable-stayed bridge
– Length: 700 meters (approx 215 ft)
– End(s): Dien Bien Phu St, Thanh Khe district (east), Ton Duc Thang St, Lien Chieu district (east)
– Height: 65 meters (approx 475 ft)
– Width:
– Year of construction: 29th March 2013 to 29th March 2015
– Total cost: over 2,000 billion VND (approx 80 million US dollars)
– Reason(s) to visit: Vietnam’s largest overpass building with a unique design, Vietnam’s only three-level overpass (when it’s inaugurated)
– Best time to visit: morning, sunset to evening
– Time to spend: 15-30 mins
– Travel blog: https://hoiandaytrip.com/nga-ba-hue-overpass-da-nang
– Tour guide: contact +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo)
– Food & drink: not available
– Shopping: not available
– Parking lot:
– Fact: Nga Ba Hue Overpass isn’t built over a 3-roads intersection like its name (actually 4 roads and 1 railroad)
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History & Architecture of Nga Ba Hue Overpass
‘Nga Ba Hue’ is the name of a major intersection in Da Nang city. In Vietnamese language, ‘Nga Ba’ menas ‘three-road intersection’ and Hue is the name of the neighbouring city of Da Nang that one of the roads here goes to.
The intersection of Nga Ba Hue is the meeting place between Vietnam’s busiest highway QL1A, north-south railway and major roads in Da Nang city. For that reason, traffic congestion was often seen here, especially when road vehicles had to stop to let the train go past. On the other hand, many accidents have happened here in many consecutive years. To reduce traffic congestion and deaths, local authorities decided to build an overpass in this ‘black spot’.
An international competition was launched to find the best solutions and design for Nga Ba Hue Overpass. The winning idea is to construct an arch symbolizing the Linga and a circle symbolizing the Yoni, both in Hinduism. Before Vietnamese people came to settle down, Cham people lived in the area and they were Hindus. Shiva (‘god of destruction’) is their main deity. Linga and Yoni tell a harmonization between male and female powers, heaven and earth, yin and yang elements.
To complete Nga Ba Hue Overpass, 350 households had to move and 480,000 workers and engineers worked together both day and night for 18 months. The city spent around 2,000 billion VND.
Nga Ba Hue Overpass was inaugurated on 29th March 2015, to commemorate the 40th Da Nang Liberation Day. It became the largest overpass in the city at that time. Additionally, it’s the only 3-level overpass in Vietnam too. Meanwhile, construction of the boulevard in the northwest Da Nang urban project started (today Hoang Thi Loan Road).
About the architectural design, Nga Ba Hue Overpass has three levels:
– Ground level: The train can go across this level, without obstacles and below the high bridges above that are designed for other vehicles.
– First level: Here, eight passages from 4 roads will lead to an enormous circle structure (radius of 150 meters). Vehicles need to go around it clockwise to turn into other roads later. This circle symbolizes the Yoni, representation of goddess Shakti (or female shape of Shiva – God of destruction, God of war). Yoni and Linga are a couple of holy objects worshipped at Hindu temples around the area in past centuries. In history, Hinduism was introduced by Indians to local Cham people at least 1,000 years ago.
– Second level: There is a cable-stayed bridge with an arch rising up to 65 meters (approx 213 ft), providing the quickest passage from Dien Bien Phu St (east) to Ton Duc Thang St (west). This bridge carries a 4-lanes 17-meters-wide road. Its arch symbolizes the Linga or Lingam, a representation of Shiva God in Hinduism. This deity is known as God of war or God of destruction or Destroyer. Visitors can see Linga (in the form of sandstone sculpture) many times in Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang or My Son Sanctuary (1 hour away from the city).
Nowadays, the Nga Ba Hue Overpass is one of the landmarks in Da Nang city, the capital of Vietnam’s central region.
Tips to Visit Nga Ba Hue Overpass in Da Nang
– In the dry season, from February to the end of August, visitors should bring sunglasses, sun cream, hat/cap or umbrella, bottles of water, cash.
– In the rainy season, from September to January, visitors should bring rain poncho/jackets, umbrella, sandal or waterproof shoes.
– Visitors still need to climb stairs to walk across Nga Ba Hue Overpass to go to the other side of the road.
– No dress code regulation is required to visit Nga Ba Hue Overpass.
– It’s better to visit Nga Ba Hue Overpass with a local guide. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo) to book.
How to Get to Nga Ba Hue Overpass in Da Nang
Nga Ba Hue Overpass is at the crossroad of four roads: Dien Bien Phu St, Ton Duc Thang St, Hoang Thi Loan St and Truong Chinh St. It’s east end is on Dien Bien Phu St, Thanh Khe district, Da Nang city, Vietnam. It’s still in the city centre.
From Da Nang, visitors can walk, take a taxi/car/minivan/bus, or ride the motorbike to Nga Ba Hue Overpass. If hire a car or book a tour to Ba Na Hills/Golden Bridge, this building is on the way (so can have a look without going by your own way). If ride the scooter, find the quickest way to see Dien Bien Phu St and then go westwards to Nhu Mother Monument and then Nga Ba Hue Overpass. Do not park on the bridge! If want to see it, let’s go on the ground level and stop there. It’s much safer and legal.
From Hoi An, the distance to Nga Ba Hue Overpass is about 40 kilometers. Visitors often choose a private car hire or ride the motorbike. No matter which vehicle, we suggest going to Nga Ba Hue Overpass and Hai Van Pass in the same day because these places are in the same direction. The quickest motorbike route is the coastal road (Truong Sa St/Vo Nguyen Giap St) and then Pham Van Dong St, Han River Bridge, Le Duan St, Dien Bien Phu St to see the overpass.
Places to Visit Nga Ba Hue Overpass
Near Nga Ba Hue Overpass, visitors can go to these places: Nhu Mother Monument (distance:), Bo De Zen Monastery (distance: ), Quang Minh Pagoda (distance:), Con Market (distance:), Han Market (distance:), Da Nang Cathedral or Pink Church (distance:), Han River Bridge (distance:), Museum of Fine Arts Da Nang (distance:), Le Duan Night Market (distance:), Cao Dai Temple at Da Nang (distance:), Da Nang Museum (distance:), Dien Hai Citadel (distance:), Dragon Bridge Da Nang (distance:), Museum of Cham Sculpture (distance:), APEC Park (distance:), Bach Dang Walking Street (distance:), Son Tra Night Market (distance:), Carp Dragon Statue (distance:), Love Lock Bridge Da Nang (distance:), Ho Chi Minh & Fifth Military Division Museum (distance:), Tran Thi Ly Bridge (distance:), Nguyen Van Troi Bridge (distance:), Sun World Ba Na Hills (distance:).
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