Long Biên Bridge

For the French colonial government, the construction was of strategic importance in securing control of northern Vietnam.

It was heavily bombed during Vietnam War due to its critical position (the only bridge at that time across the Red River connecting Hanoi to the main port of Haiphong).

[4]: N-5 Some parts of the original structure remain intact, while large sections have been built later to repair the holes.

A project with support and loan from the French government is currently in progress to restore the bridge to its original appearance.[when?

Under the bridge, poor families live in boats on the Red River, coming from many rural areas of Vietnam.