11 pm
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday and Sunday nights
Traffic stops at 10:45 pm, the middle span turns 90° and swings back around midnight.
Checked November 2026.
When to go
Where to stand
The Bạch Đằng riverside walk on the west bank, right by the bridge; it is lit at night.
Open in a mapFacts
Construction began on 2 September 1998; it opened on 29 March 2000.
487.7 m long and 12.9 m wide: eleven 33 m spans and a 122.7 m cable-stayed swing span.
The first swing bridge designed and built by Vietnamese engineers and workers; today the only one in Vietnam that still turns.
The middle span turns 90° to let large ships through; on weekdays it opens around 1 am when ships need to pass.
At weekends it swings at 11 pm on Saturday and Sunday and closes again around midnight.
Quick answers
When does the Han River Bridge swing?
At 11 pm on Saturday and Sunday nights; traffic stops at 10:45 pm and the span swings back around midnight.
Why does the Han River Bridge swing?
Its middle span turns 90° to let large ships pass; on weekdays it opens around 1 am when ships need to pass.
When did the Han River Bridge open?
Work began on 2 September 1998 and it opened on 29 March 2000.
