[2] Before the opening of the Kien Bridge, going between the river banks required travel by either boat or ferry.

The building process required a diverse range of methods to address the complicated geology of the riverbed in the area.

[2] As a cable-stayed bridge, construction required the tensioning of 375 tons of prestressed cable to make up the 36 pairs.

It quickly became a popular route as industrial development in the region led to a regular flow of tractor-trailers using the bridge.

[5] In 2014, the news outlet Thanh Nien described the potholes as "a Matrix of Elephant Nests" and reported serious, sometimes fatal, traffic accidents occurring due to road's deterioration.