View from the Bến Nghé River

The Mong Bridge (Cầu Mống in Vietnamese, "Rainbow bridge") is a steel bridge across the Bến Nghé River, connecting District 1 and District 4 of Ho Chi Minh City. It is one of the oldest bridges in that city. Originally named Pont des Messageries maritimes, it was built in 1893-1894 by the French construction company Levallois Perret (the company formerly led by Gustave Eiffel) for the merchant shipping company Messageries maritimes, replacing a ferry route. The bridge was completely removed in 2005 during the construction of the Saigon River Tunnel and afterwards rebuilt, turning it from a road bridge into a footbridge. In addition, the previous statue of An Duong Vuong holding a magic crossbow was also dismantled.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Mong Bridge, a "tempo giusto" of Saigon". Saigon Times. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ↑ Corfield, Justin (2014-11-01). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-78308-333-6.

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