Meeting the requirements of administrative, political, and economic institutions, the new bridge is fostering Yen Bai city commercial vocation through a faster and shorter traffic connection between Highway 37 and the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway. An important milestone in this period of intensive renovation, industrialization, and modernization, Bach Lam Bridge has undoubtedly created new opportunities to promote socio-economic development of Yen Bai city in particular and Yen Bai province in general.
With a global width of 18m and a total length of 435m, Bach Lam Bridge includes 7 spans and is fitted with two 20m high piers of prestressed concrete supported by a reinforced cable-stayed structure. Beside its modern and eye-catching design, the bridge ensures a Class III navigation owing to the height of its support pillars, which allows the required distance from the water surface.