Truong Tien Bridge

Location: Truong Tien Bridge spanning the river, the north end of Phu Hoa Ward, head south of Phu Hoi Ward, Hue City, Thua Thien - Hue.
Features: Truong Tien Bridge is one of the first bridge was built in Indochina under design, construction techniques of the West.
 Under King Le Thanh Tong (1460 - 1497), the river had a bridge made of rattan tight again called Cloud bridge. Later remade wooden bridge, the bridge deck paving ironwood planks. In 1897, the bridge was the Middle States embassy Lavecque for rebuilding of steel designed by the famous architect Gustave Eiffel French, who designed many buildings in the world such as the Eiffel Tower, Statue of freedom ... by 1899, the bridge was completed and named Thanh Thai (name Nguyen Dynasty kings contemporary). The total length of the bridge at that time was 401,1m, 6.2 m wide, including 6 girder steel rim comb (semicircle). In 1904, a historic storm as bridges were damaged, knocked down 4 to span the river. In 1906, needs to be refurbished, the sphere of reinforced concrete casting. In 1907, when King Thanh Thai (1889-1907) was exiled to the French Reunion Island, the French government to rename the bridge Clemenceau (the name of the prime minister of France during World War I). In 1937, during the reign of King Bao Dai (1926-1945), who expanded the corridor either side for bicycles and pedestrians and wide balconies bulge out at the location between the two bridges to stay, avoid Street. During the war against the French and Americans, who repeatedly destroyed and was remodeled. After the liberation of the South reunification (04/30/1975), the bridge was renamed Trang Tien. Until 1991, the Trang Tien bridge recently restored again, balconies on either side of the corridor was lifted, hearts narrowed to 5.4 m bridge to add railing brace. By 2004, the bridge was once again renamed Truong Tien.

Through many ups and downs in existence for centuries, especially over the past 100 years, Truong Tien bridge became part of the history of the land of the ancient capital. Although there are many other bridges spanning the river as Bach Ho, Phu Xuan, Bai Dau ... but Truong Tien bridge is still the most typical and is seen as a symbol of Hue dreams. From Hue Festival 2002, Truong Tien bridge system was installed modern lighting to change color every afternoon is when the bridge is brilliant, fanciful in light overrides