Close-up of the hundred-year-old bridge across the Huong River, 3 times dispatched ships to guard it in the midst of floods

Hai cay cau duong sat Bach Ho va Da Vien nam song song voi cau duong bo Da Vien, bac qua song Huong, ket noi phuong Phu Xuan voi Thuan Hoa cua TP Hue. Day la cum cong trinh co vai tro dac biet quan trong trong hoat dong giao thong duong sat Bac – Nam qua mien Trung.

The two railway bridges Bach Ho and Da Vien are parallel to the Da Vien road bridge, spanning the Huong River, connecting Phu Xuan ward with Thuan Hoa of Hue city. This is a cluster of works that plays a particularly important role in the operation of the North-South railway through the Central region.

Theo cac tu lieu, tuyen duong sat Hue – Quang Tri duoc thiet lap nam 1908 va cau duoc dung len bang ket cau thep. Ban dau, ca hai doan deu mang ten cau Da Vien do cung bang qua con dat nho cung ten giua dong song.

According to documents, the Hue - Quang Tri railway line was established in 190 and the bridge was built with a steel structure. Initially, both sections were named Da Vien Bridge because they both crossed a small island of the same name in the middle of the river.

Tuy vay, nguoi dan quen tach ten cau theo vi tri: doan dai gan 308m o phia Bac duoc goi la cau Bach Ho vi nam canh cau duong bo Bach Ho (cau Loi Te xua, nay la cau Kim Long).

However, people are used to separating the bridge name according to location: the nearly 308m long section in the North is called Bach Ho bridge because it is located next to the Bach Ho road bridge (the old Loi Te bridge, now Kim Long bridge).

Than cau duoc xay dung hoan toan bang thep.

The bridge body is built entirely of steel.

Trong dot mua lu lich su bat dau tu ngay 27.10, nuoc song Huong dang cao khien nganh duong sat phai dieu dong doan tau cho da len tran giu de bao ve cau. Sang 29.10, khi nuoc lu tren song Huong rut, 2 doan tau duoc rut ve. Nhung den toi 29.10, khi thoi tiet tiep tuc xau, 2 doan tau duoc dua tro lai de gia co.

During the historic flood that began on October 27, the water level of the Huong River rose, forcing the railway industry to mobilize trains carrying rocks to the embankment to protect the bridge. On the morning of October 29, when the floodwaters on the Huong River receded, the two trains were withdrawn. But by the evening of October 29, when the weather continued to get worse, the two trains were brought back to reinforce.

Duoc biet, 2 doan tau cho khoi luong da len den 1.100 tan. Giai phap nham chong lu du cuon troi cau.

It is known that the two trains were carrying up to 1,100 tons of stone. The solution is to prevent severe floods from washing away the bridge.

Sau do 2 doan tau lai rut khoi cau. Den 14h ngay 3.11, nuoc lu dang tro lai, buoc nganh duong sat phai dieu tau lan thu ba va tiep tuc gia tang suc nang cho cau Bach Ho – Da Vien.

After that, the two trains withdrew from the bridge. At 2:00 p.m. on November 3, floodwaters rose again, forcing the railway industry to dispatch trains for the third time and continuing to increase the weight of the Bach Ho - Da Vien bridge.

Cau tung co mau son den khi moi xay dung, sau do chuyen sang mau trang nhu ngay nay. Thoi chien, cong trinh bi danh gay hai lan vao nam 1946 va Mau Than 1968.

The bridge was painted black when it was first built, then changed to white as it is today. During the war, the project was broken twice in 1946 and Mau Than 1968

Sau nhieu thap ky chiu mua nang, nhieu thanh ta vet go da muc nat, xuong cap.

After decades of suffering from the sun and rain, many wooden planks have rotted and degraded.

Tu cuoi thap nien 1990, cau hu hong nang va duoc dai tu lon trong giai doan 1998 – 2000 bang nguon ho tro cua Nhat Ban.

Since the late 1990s, the bridge has been severely damaged and was majorly renovated in the period of 1998 - 2000 with support from Japan.

Hien hai ben cau van co loi di danh cho phuong tien tho so. Sau hon 117 nam, cum cau nay van la mot phan quan trong trong ky uc do thi Hue va trong van hanh cua tuyen duong sat quoc gia.

Currently, there are still paths for rudimentary vehicles on both sides of the bridge. After more than 117 years, this bridge cluster is still an important part of Hue urban memory and the operation of the national railway line.