---
node: spot_da_nang_dragon_bridge
type: spot
slug: dragon_bridge
destination: dest_da_nang
title: "Dragon Bridge"
lead: "The Dragon Bridge carries six lanes over the Han River in the shape of a dragon that breathes fire and sprays water at nine on weekend nights. It opened in 2013 on the anniversary of the city's liberation."
published: 2026-08-12
updated: 2026-08-12
image_file: spot_da_nang_dragon_bridge.jpg
image_source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C%E1%BA%A7u_R%E1%BB%93ng.jpg"
image_author: "Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên"
image_license: "CC BY-SA 3.0"
---

## Overview

The dragon is modelled on the Ly dynasty form and runs the full 666 metres of the span, lit at night by 2,500 LEDs that change colour. The fire and water show lasts about fifteen minutes and is genuinely a spectacle rather than a trickle — the head throws flame in bursts, then water, and the crowd on the east bank gets wet if the wind turns. It is a working road bridge the rest of the week.

## Highlights

Saturday and Sunday at nine, and be in place by half past eight; the bridge closes to traffic and both banks fill. Stand on the east side for the fire and back from the head unless you want the water. The riverside promenade south of it is the calm alternative on any other night.