Rong Bridge wins the Grand Award in the 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards competition
(VOVworld) - Dragon Bridge in Da Nang City has been honoured with the Grand Award in the 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards competition for outstanding engineering accomplishment in the structural systems category. The annual competition of the Academy Awards of the engineering industry is organised by the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York and honors exemplary engineering achievements throughout the world. At the awards ceremony in New York on Wednesday, Vice Chairman of the Danang City People’s Committee Vo Duy Khuong said the bridge is the pride of Danang:
"Rong Bridge is an envoy of peace and goodwill, linking Vietnam to international friends. The award acknowledges the bridge’s techniques, structure and architecture are on a par with international standards.”
The bridge received high acclamation for its unique and special structural design which harmoniously combined aesthetics and utility as well as socio-economic and technical values. It is closely associated with Vietnamese culture and origin of Vietnamese people. The bridge is 66m in length and has six lanes and was the 7th constructed crossing the Han River, helping shorten travel time from Danang International Airport to the city centre.