De expressways in Vietnam.
Overview
According to wholevehicles, Vietnam has a relatively extensive road network, which, however, is not always of the same high standard. The road network is developing strongly, especially around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and increasingly also around the smaller cities in the center of the country. The road network in the border region is often poorly developed. Vietnam has a limited network of motorways, which is expanding rapidly.
Traffic in the cities is chaotic, due to a strong mix of non-motorized and slow traffic, hundreds of thousands of scooters and cars. The number of passenger cars is on the rise. The disorganized mix of fast and slow traffic makes Vietnam one of the most unsafe countries in the world. Urban highways are limited in number although they are being expanded to separate fast traffic from local slow traffic. Especially in Hanoi, urban highways are being built. A national highway network is lacking, partly due to the large distances between north and south. More recently, a number of radial highways have been built from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Motorbikes and scooters with less than 70 cc are not allowed on highways.
Spectacular bridges are being built in the Mekong Delta. Due to the many broad branches of the Mekong, the extreme south is not always easily accessible from the rest of the country. Highways in this area often run for greater distances elevated due to the uncontrolled flooding of the Mekong.
New highways are being built around the major cities, usually along new routes. These highways are of high quality, with modern design requirements. Ring roads are being built around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
- According to Abbreviationfinder, Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.
Road management
Road management is a task of the Ministry of Transport, which has shaped this in the General Department of Roads. Day -to-day management is the responsibility of the Road Administration (Cục Quản lý đường bộ). The highways are constructed and maintained by various administrators, the largest of which is the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC).
History
In the French colonial period, the foundations were laid for the Vietnamese road network. From the 1890s, Vietnam began to industrialize. Infrastructure construction focused on the Mekong Delta and the Port of Saigon and the coalfields in northern Vietnam. During the time of French Indochina, Vietnam was much more developed than inland Laos and Cambodia. In the 1920s and 1930s, Vietnam was one of the most productive colonies in France. An important advantage Vietnam had was that almost all the cultivated land was close to the sea and therefore did not have to travel great distances over land for export.
In the 1920s-30s a modern network of roads was realized. The basis of this was a road program launched in 1911. Road classes were introduced in 1918 for financing purposes. The road network was divided into Routes locales, which people had to finance themselves locally, and the Routes coloniales, which were financed by the French state. The main road was the RC-1 from Hanoi to the border with Siam. A system of dikes and dike roads was also built in the Mekong Delta and the Red River Delta for agriculture and water management. Between 1900 and 1930, 9,000 kilometers of asphalted and improved roads were built in Vietnam. In 1943 French Indochina had a network of 32,000 kilometers of gravel road and 5,700 kilometers of tarmac road, one of the most developed networks in the Far East.
Apart from a brief conflict, French Indochina was not a battleground during the Second World War, which also spared the infrastructure. It was under the rule of Vichy France, an ally of Nazi Germany and also Japan. After World War II, a power vacuum developed, it was the beginning of 30 years of instability and brutal conflict in Vietnam, first the war against the French and then the war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
During the conflict, Vietnam’s infrastructure was largely destroyed. North Vietnam in particular was heavily bombed by the American air force. The damage in South Vietnam was less because the Americans were superior in the air. Infrastructure in South Vietnam was mainly damaged by conflicts on the ground. Infamous was the bombing of the Thanh Hóa Bridge, which was attacked dozens of times over a period of 7 years, but each time the Americans failed to destroy the bridge.
After the end of the Vietnam War, the situation did not immediately return to normal. The country was littered with unexploded ordnance, and Vietnam’s development as a communist country was slow for a long time. It remained one of the poorest countries in the world for decades and investment in road infrastructure was minimal. In the 1980s, Vietnam received funding from the Soviet Union, some of which was used to repair war-damaged bridges.
In the 90s Vietnam slowly started to modernize, it was also in this period that the first highways were built, especially around Hanoi. After 2000, Vietnam’s economy started to grow significantly and relations with many countries improved greatly. It became an increasingly interesting destination for foreign investment. One of the spearheads of the infrastructure in the period 2000-2010 was the construction of the first bridges over the Mekong and its tributaries in the south of the country. However, the modern roads were mainly built around Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City initially lagged behind in the modernization of the urban road infrastructure.
After 2010, the modernization of the road network accelerated. Road plans were unfolded in 2015 and 2021 to build a large network of motorways connecting all parts of the country. Initially, this focused on developing the North-South Expressway between Hanoi and the Mekong Delta, plus small radial networks from Hanoi and to a lesser extent Ho Chi Minh City. After 2015, the development of the motorway network accelerated.
Highways in Vietnam
A highway is called a Đường cao tốc in Vietnam. The motorways have been numbered since 2015 (see under Road numbering). The prefix is ’CT’ (cao tốc). In the English language communication and media, the term ” expressway ” is used, similar to China, Malaysia, India and Japan. The 2021 road plan included the construction of a network of ultimately 9,014 kilometers of motorway, of which 5,000 kilometers should be built in the period up to 2030.
Road management
Part of the expressways is managed by the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC). The Vietnam Expressway Corporation was established in 2004 to build highways. In 2006, construction began on the VEC’s first expressway, the Cau Gie – Ninh Binh Expressway.
| Expressways in Vietnam |
| North-South ExpresswayNorth South Expressway (CT.01) • North South Expressway – West (CT.02)
Region North Hanoi – Dien Bien Expressway (CT.03) • Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway (CT.04) • Hanoi – Lao Cai Expressway (CT.05) • Hai Phong – Mong Cai Expressway (CT.06) • Hanoi – Cao Bang Expressway (CT.07) • Ninh Binh – Hai Phong Expressway (CT.08) • Noi Bai – Ha Long Expressway (CT.09) • Tien Yen – Cao Bang Expressway (CT.10) • Phu Ly – Nam Dinh Expressway (CT).11) • Ha Giang Expresway (CT.12) • Bao Ha – Lai Chau Expressway (CT.13) • Cho Ben – Yen My Expressway (CT.14) • Tuyen Quang – Ha Giang Expressway (CT.15) Region Central Hung Yen – Thai Binh Expressway (CT.16) • Vinh – Thanh Thuy Expressway (CT.17) • Vung Ang – Cha Lo Expressway (CT.18) • Cam Lo – Lao Bao Expressway (CT.19) • Quy Nhon – Le Thanh Expressway (CT.20) • Da Nang – Bo Y Expressway (CT.21) • Quang Nam – Quang Ngai Expressway (CT.22) • Phu Yen – Dak Lak Expressway (CT.23) • Khanh Hoa – Buon Ma Thuot Expressway (CT.24) • Nha Trang – Lien Khuong Expressway (CT.25) • Lien Khuong – Buon Ma Thuot Expressway (CT.26) Region South Dau Giay – Lien Khuong Expressway (CT.27) • Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway (CT.28) • Ho Chi Minh City – Dau Giay Expressway (CT.29) • Ho Chi Minh City – Hoa Lu Expressway (CT.30)) • Ho Chi Minh City – Moc Bai Expressway (CT.31) • Go Dau – Xa Mat Expressway (CT.32) • Ho Chi Minh City – Soc Trang Expressway (CT.33) • Chao Doc – Soc Trang Expressway (CT.33).34) • Ha Tien – Bac Lieu Expressway (CT.35) • Hong Ngu – Tra Vinh Expressway (CT.36) Ring roads 3rd Ring Road (Hanoi) (CT.37) • 4th Ring Road (Hanoi) (CT.38) • 5th Ring Road (Hanoi) (CT.39) • 3rd Ring Road (Ho Chi Minh City) (CT.40) • 4th Ring Road (Ho Chi Minh City) (CT.41) |
Main roads
Zie highway.
A quốc lộ, abbreviated QL, is the name of a national highway in Vietnam. The country has 127 national trunk roads with a total length of 17,530 kilometers.
Asian Highways
| Asian Highways in Vietnam |
| AH1 • AH13 • AH14 • AH15 • AH16 • AH17 • AH21 • AH131 • AH132 |
Bridges
De Can Tho Bridge.
Bridges in the Mekong Delta
The mighty Mekong River splits into numerous branches in southern Vietnam, creating the great Mekong Delta. This area is flat and densely populated, but for a long time it lacked bridge connections, one had to cross the many branches by ferry, which made traveling in the Mekong Delta time-consuming. The Mekong has four major branches, which split into more branches near the coast in connection with elongated islands in the mouth. From about 2000 a number of new bridges were built, mostly large cable-stayed bridges. The first bridge opened to traffic in 2000. However, it was not until 2010 that the first bridge route to the southernmost part of Vietnam was ready.
| use | Opening year | Type | Main span (m) |
| My Thuan Bridge | 2000 | Cable-stayed bridge | 350 m |
| Rach Mieu Bridge | 2008 | Cable-stayed bridge | 270 m |
| Ham Luong Bridge | 2010 | quiver bridge | 150 m |
| Can Tho Bridge | 2010 | Cable-stayed bridge | 550 m |
| Cao Lanh Bridge | 2018 | Cable-stayed bridge | 350 m |
| Vam Cong Bridge | 2019 | Cable-stayed bridge | 450 m |
Bridges over the Red River in Hanoi
De Nhat Tan Bridge.
This is an overview of bridges over the Sông Hồng (Red River) in Hanoi.
| use | Opening year | Type | Main overvoltage |
| Thang Long Bridge | 1985 | Truss bridge | ? m |
| Nhat Tan Bridge | 2015 | Cable-stayed bridge | 300 m |
| Long Bien Bridge | 1902 | Truss bridge | 106 m |
| Chuong Duong Bridge | 1985 | Truss bridge | ? m |
| Vinh Tuy Bridge | 2009 | quiver bridge | 135 m |
| Thanh Tri Bridge | 2007 | quiver bridge | 130 m |
Tol
Tolls often have to be paid on expressways. In 2017, electronic toll collection was introduced by the Việt Nam Expressway Corporation.
Road numbering
The road network is numbered with one to three digit numbers, with the main road network numbered in two cobwebs from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The motorways are numbered separately in a zonal network with CT numbers. There used to be two different numbering systems in North and South Vietnam, later this has become one, although the numbering itself still clearly characterizes the two parts of the country. Cross-border roads keep the same number with Laos and Cambodia. The QL1A (Quốc lộ 1A) is the main road from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
Expressways
In 2015, road numbering of 22 CT routes (cao tốc) was established. In 2021 this will be expanded to a network of 41 planned CT routes.
Road numbering from 2021
A zonal system has been applied in the 2021 numbering system. The numbers CT.01 and CT.02 are the two branches of the North-South Expressway. The numbers CT.03 to CT.16 are connections in the north of Vietnam. Numbers CT.16 to CT.26 are connections in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The numbers CT.27 to CT.36 are routes in the south of Vietnam. In addition, the numbers CT.37 to CT.39 are the ring roads of Hanoi and CT.40 and CT.41 ring roads of Ho Chi Minh City.
| # | Number | Name | Procedure |
| CT.01 | North-South Expressway East (North-South Expressway, east side) | Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Da Nang – Dau Giay – Ho Chi Minh – Can Tho | |
| CT.02 | North-South Expressway (North-South Expressway, west side) | Phu Tho – Hoa Binh – Da Nang – Dong Nai – Ho Chi Minh – Kien Giang | |
| CT.03 | Expressway Hanoi – Hoa Binh – Son La – Dien Bien | Hanoi – Hoa Binh – Son La – Dien Bien | |
| CT.04 | Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway | Hanoi – Haiphong | |
| CT.05 | Expressway Hanoi – Viet Tri – Lao Cai | Hanoi – Lao Cai | |
| CT.06 | Hai Phong – Ha Long – Van Don – Mong Cai Expressway | Haiphong – Halong – Van Don – Mong Cai | |
| CT.07 | Expressway Hanoi – Thai Nguyen – Bac Kan – Cao Bang | Hanoi – Bac Kan – Cao Bang | |
| CT.08 | Ninh Binh – Hai Phong Expressway | Ninh Binh – Haiphong | |
| CT.09 | Noi Bai – Bac Ninh – Ha Long Expressway | Noi Bai – Bac Ninh – Halong | |
| CT.10 | Tien Yen – Lang Son – Cao Bang Expressway | Tien Yen – Lang Song – Cao Bang | |
| CT.11 | Phu Ly – Nam Dinh Expressway | Phu Ly – Nam Dinh | |
| CT.12 | Expressway Route connecting Hanoi – Lao Cai expressway with Ha Giang | Connection between Hanoi – Lao Cai Expressway and Ha Giang | |
| CT.13 | Bao Ha – Lai Chau Expressway | Bao Ha – Lai Chau | |
| CT.14 | Cho Ben – Yen My Expressway | Cho ben – Yen My | |
| CT.15 | Tuyen Quang – Ha Giang Expressway | Tuyen Quang – Ha Giang | |
| CT.16 | Hung Yen – Thai Binh Expressway | Hung Yen – Thai Binh | |
| CT.17 | Vinh – Thanh Thuy Expressway | Vinh – Thanh Thuy | |
| CT.18 | Vung Ang – Cha Lo Expressway | Click Download to save Vung Ang – Cha Lo mp3 youtube com | |
| CT.19 | Cam Lo – Lao Bao Expressway | Cam Lo – Lao Bao | |
| CT.20 | Quy Nhon – Pleiku – Le Thanh Expressway | Quy Nhon – Pleiku – Le Thanh | |
| CT.21 | Expressway Da Nang – Thach My – Ngoc Hoi – Bo Y | Da Nang – Thach My – Ngoc Hoi – Bo Y | |
| CT.22 | Quang Nam – Quang Ngai Expressway | Quang Nam – Quang Ngai | |
| CT.23 | Phu Yen – Dak Lak Expressway | Phy Yen – Dak Lak | |
| CT.24 | Khanh Hoa – Buon Ma Thuot Expressway | Khanh Hoa – Buon Ma Thuot | |
| CT.25 | Expressway Nha Trang – Lien Khuong | Nha Trang – Lien Khuong | |
| CT.26 | Lien Khuong – Buon Ma Thuot Expressway | Lien Khuong – Buon Ma Thuot | |
| CT.27 | Dau Giay – Lien Khuong Expressway | Dau Giay – Lien Khuong | |
| CT.28 | Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway | Bien Hoa – Vung Tau | |
| CT.29 | City Expressway. Ho Chi Minh – Long Thanh – Dau Giay | Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay | |
| CT.30 | City Expressway. Ho Chi Minh – Chon Thanh – Hoa Lu | Ho Chi Minh city – Chon Thanh – Hoa Lu | |
| CT.31 | City Expressway. Ho Chi Minh – Moc Bai | Ho Chi Minh City – Moc Bai | |
| CT.32 | Go Dau – Xa Mat Expressway | GO Dau – Xa Mat | |
| CT.33 | City Expressway. Ho Chi Minh – Tien Giang – Ben Tre – Tra Vinh – Soc Trang | Ho Chi Minh City – Tien Gang – Ben Tre – Tra Vinh – Soc Trang | |
| CT.34 | Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang Expressway | Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang | |
| CT.35 | Ha Tien – Rach Gia – Bac Lieu Expressway | Ha Tien – Rach Gia – Bac Lieu | |
| CT.36 | Hong Ngu – Tra Vinh Expressway | Hong Ngu – Tra Vinh | |
| CT.37 | Belt 3 | Hanoi 3rd Ring Road | |
| CT.38 | Belt 4 | Hanoi 4th Ring Road | |
| CT.39 | Belt 5 | Hanoi 5th Ring Road | |
| CT.40 | Belt 3 | Ho Chi Minh City 3rd Ring Road | |
| CT.41 | Belt 4 | Ho Chi Minh City 4th Ring Road |
Road numbering of 2015
See road numbering of expressways in Vietnam (2015).
National roads
| Way number | Km | Start/End point | Places on the route | Crossing roads |
| 1A highway | 2395 | Lang Son – Ca Mau | Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Vinh – Hue – Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Can Tho | 1B, 4B, 279, 37, 18, 38, 5, 21, 21B, 38B, 10, 12B, 217, 47, 45, 36, 48B, 48A, 7, 46A, 8B, 8A, 12C, 12A, 16, 9, 9D, 49B, 49, 14B, 14E, 40B, 24B, 24, 19B, 19, 19C, 1D, 25, 29, 26B, 26, 1C, 27B, 27, 28B, 28, 55, 56, 20, 15, 51, 1K, 13, 22, 62, 50, 60, 30, 80, 53, 54, 91C, 61B, 61, QL-PH, 63 |
| National Highway 1B | 145 | Lang Son – Thai Nguyen | National Road 4A – Cao Loc – Van Quan – Binh Gia – Bac Son – Vo Nhai – Dong Hy – Highway 37 | QL279, QL4A, QL3, QL37 |
| National Highway 1C | 17.3 | Khanh Hoa | National Highway 1A (Ru Ri Pass) – Nha Trang – Dien Khanh town – National Highway 1A | QL1A |
| National Highway 1D | 35 | Binh Dinh – Phu Yen | National Highway 1A – Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh) – Song Cau (Phu Yen) – National Highway 1A | QL1A |
| National Highway 1K | 21 | Ho Chi Minh City – Dong Nai | National Highway 1A – Thu Duc – Di An – Hoa An Bridge – Bien Hoa City | QL1A |
| National Highway 2 | 268 | Vinh Phuc – Ha Giang | Vinh Yen city – Viet Tri – Tuyen Quang – Thanh Thuy border gate (Ha Giang) | QL2A&QL2C, CT05, QL32C, QL37, QL279, QL4C |
| National Highway 2A | 45 | Hanoi – Vinh Phuc | Phu Lo – Kim Anh – Huong Canh – Vinh Yen – Highway 2 & Highway 2C | AH14, QL18, QL2 |
| Highway 2B | 50 | Vinh Phuc | National Highway 2C – Vinh Yen City – Tam Dao | QL2C, CT05 |
| Highway 2C | 117 | Hanoi – Tuyen Quang | Highway 32 (Duong Lam) – Vinh Tuong – Vinh Yen – Yen Son – Highway 37 | QL21&QL32, QL2A, QL2B, CT05, QL37, QL2 |
| Highway 3 | 351 | Hanoi – Cao Bang | Duong Bridge – Soc Son – Thai Nguyen – Bac Can – Ngan Son – Cao Bang – Ta Lung CK | QL18, QL37, QL279, QL34, QL4A |
| Highway 3B | 128 | Bac Can – Lang Son | National Highway 3 (Bac Can City) – Na Ri – TT. That Khe – Po Ma border gate (Lang Son) | QL3, Ql279, QL4A |
| Highway 3C | 117 | Thai Nguyen – Bac Can | National Road 3 – Square Restaurant – Chu Market – So Pass – Bang Lung Town – Ba Be Lake – Highway 279 | QL3, QL279 |
| Highway 4A | 128 | Lang Son – Cao Bang | Lang Son City – Na Sam Center – That Khe Center – Cao Bang City | QL1A, Q3B |
| Highway 4B | 93 | Lang Son – Quang Ninh | Lang Son City – Loc Binh Town – Na Duong Town – Dinh Lap Town – Tien Yen – National Road 18 | QL1A, Q18 |
| Highway 4C | 214 | Ha Giang – Cao Bang | Highway 34 – Ha Giang City – Quan Ba - Yen Minh – Dong Van – Meo Vac – Bao Lac – National Road 34 | QL34 |
| Highway 4D | 191 | Lai Chau – Lao Cai | National Road 12 – Phong Tho – Lai Chau City – Tam Duong Town – Highway 32 – Lao Cai City – Muong Khuong | QL12, QL100, QL32, QL4E, QL70 |
| Highway 4E | 44 | Lao Cai | Highway 70 – Bao Thang – Pho Lu – Lao Cai City – Kim Tan – Highway 4D | QL70, QL4D |
| National Highway 4G | 122 | Son La – Laos | National Highway 6 – Son La City – Mai Son – Song Ma – Sop Cop – Laos | QL6 |
| Highway 4H | 200 | Dien Bien – Laos | Highway 12 – Muong Cha – Nam Po – Muong Nhe – Sin Thau | QL12 |
| National Highway 5A | 116 | Hanoi – Hai Phong | Thang Long Industrial Park – Dong Anh – Nhu Quynh – Hai Duong – Hong Bang | QL3, QL1A, QL18, QL38, QL37, QL10 |
| National Highway 6 | 463 | Hanoi – Dien Bien | Ha Dong – Xuan Mai – Hoa Binh – Tan Lac – Son La – Tuan Giao – Muong Lay – Highway 12 | QL21B, QL21, QL12B, QL15, QL43, QL37, QL4G, QL279, QL12 |
| Highway 6B | 33 | Son La (Thuan Chau) | Highway 279 | QL6, QL279 |
| Highway 6B | 227 | Nghe An (Dien Chau – Ky Son) | Yen Thanh, Do Luong, Anh Son, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, Ky Son | QL1A, QL15, QL46 |
| Highway 7 | 227 | Nghe An (Dien Chau – Nam Can) | Dien Chau – Do Luong – Anh Son – Phu Mat – Con Cuong – Tuong Duong | NH1A, QL48C, HCM |
| Highway 7B | 44.9 | Nghe An (Dien Chau – Thanh Chuong) | Dien Ky Commune (Dien Chau) – Thanh Dong Commune (Thanh Chuong) | QL7A |
| Highway 8A | 85 | Ha Tinh (Hong Linh – Cau Treo) | Hong Linh – Duc Tho – Huong Son – Cau Treo border gate | National Highway 1A, National Highway 15, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Highway 8B | 29 | Ha Tinh (Hong Linh – Nghi Xuan) | 1A highway | QL1A |
| Highway 9A | 118 | Quang Tri (Dong Ha – Lao Bao) | Cua Viet – Dong Ha – Cam Lo – Dak Rong – Khe Sanh – Lao Bao | National Highway 1A, National Highway 14, National Highway 14, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Highway 9B | 37 | Quang Binh (Dong Hoi – Le Thuy) | Nguyen Huu Canh Street – Van Ninh junction – Lam Ky junction | National Highway 1A, HCM east, HCM west |
| National Highway 9D | 10 | Quang Tri (Dong Ha) | The bypass route south of Dong Ha city connects National Highway 9 and National Highway 1A | QL9, QL1A |
| Route 10 | 228 | Quang Ninh – Thanh Hoa | Quang Ninh – Hai Phong – Thai Binh – Nam Dinh – Ninh Binh – Thanh Hoa | QL18, QL5, QL39B, QL38B, QL21A, QL21B, QL37B, QL1A, QL12B |
| Highway 12 | 206 | Lai Chau – Dien Bien | Ma Lu Thang – Phong Tho – Sin Ho – Muong Lay – Muong Cha – Dien Bien Phu | QL100, 4D, 6, 4H |
| Highway 12A | 117 | Quang Binh (Ba Don – Cha Lo) | Ba Don Town – Quang Trach – Tuyen Hoa – Minh Hoa – Song Gianh – Cha Lo | QL1, QL12C, QL15, HCM |
| Highway 12B | 141 | Ninh Binh – Hoa Binh | Kim Dong – Phat Diem – Tam Diep – Nho Quan – Yen Thuy – Tan Lac – Highway 6 | QL10, QL21B, QL1A, HCM, QL6 |
| Highway 12C | 98 | Ha Tinh – Quang Binh | Vung Ang Port – Ky Anh – Dong Le Town – Tuyen Hoa – Ho Chi Minh Road | NH1A, QL15, QL12A, HCM |
| Highway 13 | 143 | Ho Chi Minh City – Binh Phuoc | Binh Thanh – Thuan An – Thu Dau Mot – Ben Cat – Hoa Lu border gate | National Highway 52, National Highway 1K, National Highway 1A, HCM, Highway 14 |
| Highway 14 | 1001 | Quang Tri – Binh Phuoc | Da Krong Bridge – Kon Tum – Gia Lai – Dak Lak – Gia Nghia – Dong Xoai – Chon Thanh | QL9A, 49, 14B, 14D, 14E, 40, 24, 19, 25, 29, 26, 14C, 28, HCM, 13 |
| Highway 14B | 74 | Da Nang – Quang Nam | Tien Sa Port – Hoa Vang – Nam Giang – Thanh My Town – National Highway 14 | QL1A, QL14G, QL14 |
| Highway 14C | 375 | Kon Tum – Dak Nong | National Highway 40 – Chu Rom May National Park – Sa Thay – Duc Co – Buon Don – Cu Jut – Dak Song | QL40, QL19, HCM |
| Highway 14D | 75 | Quang Nam (Nam Giang) | Ho Chi Minh road – Ta Bhing – Cha Vai – Nam Giang – Laos border gate | Ho Chi Minh road |
| Highway 14E | 90 | Quang Nam (Thang Binh – Phuoc Son) | Ha Lam Center – Tan An Center – Phuoc Hiep – Ho Chi Minh Street | NH1A, Ho Chi Minh Road |
| National Highway 14G | 66 | Quang Nam – Da Nang | Ho Chi Minh City – Dong Giang – Hoa Vang – Da Nang – National Highway 1A | Ho Chi Minh road |
| National Highway 15A | 401 | Hoa Binh – Quang Binh | Mai Chau – Ngoc Lac – Nhu Xuan – Nam Dan – Duc Tho – Bo Trach – Tuyen Hoa | QL6, HCM, 47, 45, 48A, 7A, 46A, 8, 12A, 9A |
| Highway 15B | 44 | Ha Tinh (Can Loc – Cam Xuyen) | Dong Loc – Thach Ha junction – Thien Cam town | QL15A, QL1A |
| National Highway 15C | 127 | Thanh Hoa (Ba Thuoc – Muong Lat) | Canh Nang Town – Thanh Son – Phu Thanh – Trung Son – Muong Lat | QL217, QL15A |
| Highway 15D | 12.2 | Quang Tri (Da Rong) | Ho Chi Minh road – Da Rong – La Lay border gate | Ho Chi Minh road |
| Highway 16 | 44 | Quang Binh (Dong Hoi – Bo Trach) | Dong Hoi City – Bo Trach – Phong Nha National Park | Ho Chi Minh road |
| Highway 17 | 117 | Hanoi – Thai Nguyen | Buffalo Quy – Thuan Thanh – Gia Binh – Que Vo – Yen Dung – Yen The – Thai Nguyen | QL5, 38, 18, 37, 1A |
| Highway 18A | 340 | Hanoi – Quang Ninh | Noi Bai – Bac Ninh – Chi Linh – Uong Bi – Ha Long – Cam Pha – Mong Cai | QL2, 3, 17, 1A, 37, 10, 4B, 18C |
| Highway 18B | 39 | Hanoi – Bac Ninh | Duong Xa – Thuan Thanh – Gia Binh – Que Vo – Highway 18A | QL5, 38, 18A |
| Highway 18C | 45 | Quang Ninh (Binh Lieu – Tien Yen) | Hoanh Mo border gate – Binh Lieu – Tien Yen town – Highway 18A | QL18A |
| Highway 19A | 229 | Binh Dinh – Gia Lai | Quy Nhon Port – An Nhon – Tay Son – An Khe – Play Ku – Duc Co – 14C | National Highway 1A, Highway 19B, HCM East, 14A |
| Highway 19B | 59 | Binh Dinh (Nhon Hoi – Phu Phong) | Nhon Hoi – Cat Chanh – Phu Cat airport – Binh Hoa – Phu Phong – Highway 19A | QL1A, QL19A |
| Highway 19C | 182 | Binh Dinh – Dak Lak | Dieu Tri – La Hai – Son Hoa – Hai Rieng – Song Hinh – M’ Dak – Highway 26 | QL1, 25, 29, 26 |
| Highway 20 | 268 | Dong Nai – Lam Dong | Thong Nhat – Dinh Quan – Tan Phu – Bao Loc – Di Linh – Duc Trong – Da Lat | QL1A, 55, 28, 28B, 27, 27C |
| Highway 21A | 195 | Hanoi – Nam Dinh | Ho Chi Minh City – Chi Ne – Phu Ly – Binh Luc – Nam Dinh – Co Le – Con – Thinh Long | HCM, 21B, 1A, 38B, 10, 37B |
| Highway 21B | 210 | Hanoi – Ninh Binh | Ha Dong – Van Dinh – Phu Ly – Nam Dinh – Thinh Long – Phat Diem – Tam Diep. | QL38, 21, 1A, 37, 10, 12B, 1A |
| Highway 22A | 58 | Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh | District 12 – Hoc Mon – Cu Chi – Trang Bang – Go Dau – Moc Bai Border Gate | QL1, 22B |
| Highway 22B | 183 | Tay Ninh (Go Dau – Tan Bien) | Go Dau – Tay Ninh – Tan Bien – border gate – Cambodia | QL22A |
| Highway 23 | 23 | Hanoi – Vinh Phuc | National Highway 3 – Van Tri – Nam Hong – Me Linh – Dai Thinh – Phuc Yen – Highway 2A | QL3, QL2A |
| Highway 24A | 168 | Quang Ngai – Kon Tum | The intersection of Thach Tru – Duc Pho – Ba To – Kon Plong – Kon Ray – Kon Tum City | QL1A, 24B, 14A |
| Highway 24B | 108 | Quang Ngai (Binh Son – Ba To) | Sa Ky Port – Binh Son – Son Tinh – Son Ha – Ba To – Highway 24A | QL1A, 24A |
| Highway 24C | 71 | Quang Ngai (Binh Son – Bac Tra My) | Binh Son – Tra Bong – Tay Tra – Bac Tra My – Highway 40B | QL1A, 40B |
| Highway 25 | 192 | Phu Yen – Gia Lai | Tuy Hoa – Son Hoa – A Yun Pa – Phu Thien – Chu Se – Ho Chi Minh Street | Highway 1A, 19C, HCM |
| Highway 26 | 151 | Khanh Hoa – Dak Lak | Ninh Hoa – M’ Dak – Ea Kar – K Rong Pac – Buon Ma Thuot | Highway 1A, 27, HCM |
| Highway 26B | 12 | Khanh Hoa (Ninh Hoa) | National Highway 1A – Ninh Da – Ninh Tho – Ninh Thuy – Vinashin Hyundai Shipyard | QL1A |
| Highway 27 | 277 | Ninh Thuan – Dak Lak | Phan Rang – Lien Khuong – Lam Ha – Dam Rong – Lak – Krong Ana – Buon Ma Thuot | QL1A, 27B, 20, 26 |
| Highway 27B | 53 | Ninh Thuan – Khanh Hoa | Highway 27 – Tan Son – Phuoc Thanh – Cam Thinh Tay – National Highway 1A | QL1A, 27A |
| Highway 27C | 120 | Khanh Hoa – Lam Dong | Dien Khanh town – Khanh Vinh – Lac Duong – Da Lat | QL1A, 20 |
| Highway 28 | 180 | Binh Thuan – Dak Nong | Phan Thiet – Ham Thuan Bac – Di Linh – Dak Glong – Gia Nghia | QL1A, 20, 14 |
| Highway 28B | 71 | Binh Thuan – Lam Dong | Highway 20 | QL1A, 20 |
| Highway 29 | 178 | Phu Yen – Dak Lak | Dong Hoa – Tay Hoa – Song Hinh – Krong Nang – Ea Kar – Buon Ho – HCM | Highway 1A, 19C, HCM |
| Highway 30 | 120 | Tien Giang – Dong Thap | Highway 1- Cai Be – Cao Lanh – Thanh Binh – Tam Nong – Hong Ngu – Dinh Ba ck | QL1A |
| Highway 31 | 160 | Lang Son – Bac Giang | Dinh Lap – Son Dong – Luc Ngan – Luc Nam – Lang Giang – Bac Giang city | QL4B, 279, 37, 1 |
| Highway 32 | 415 | Hanoi – Lai Chau | Cau Giay – Dan Phuong – Son Tay – Tam Nong – Nghia Lo – Than Uyen – Tam Duong | QL21A, 32C, HCM, 32B, 37, 279 |
| Highway 32B | 20 | Phu Tho – Son La | National Highway 32 – Thu Cuc (Tan Son – Phu Tho) – Muong Coi (Phu Yen – Son La) – Highway 37 | QL32, QL37 |
| Highway 32C | 78 | Phu Tho – Yen Bai | Phong Chau Bridge – Cam Khe – Ha Hoa – Tran Yen – Au Lau junction | QL32, QL37 |
| Highway 34 | 265 | Cao Bang – Ha Giang | Cao Bang City – Nguyen Binh Town, Bao Lac Town – Bao Lam Center – Bac Me Town – Ha Giang City | QL3, 4C, 2 |
| Highway 35 | 6 | Ninh Binh (Ninh Binh City) | National Highway 1 – Ninh Phong – Ninh Phuc port | QL1A, QL10 |
| Highway 37 | 470 | Thai Binh – Son La | Thai Binh – Hai Phong – Hai Duong – Bac Giang – Thai Nguyen – Tuyen Quang – Yen Bai – Son La | QL39, 10, 5A, 18, 31, 1A, 1B, 3, 2, 70, 32C, 32D, 43, 6 |
| Highway 37B | 139 | Thai Binh – Ha Nam | Center Diem Dien – Kien Xuong – Giao Thuy – Nghia Hung – Vu Ban – Duy Tien | QL39, 21, 10, 38, 37 |
| Highway 38 | 87 | Bac Ninh – Ha Nam | Bac Ninh City – Tien Du – Cam Giang – An Thi – Kim Dong – Hung Yen City – Kim Bang | QL1A, 21B, 38B |
| Highway 38B | 145 | Hai Duong – Ninh Binh | Gia Loc Center – Hung Yen City – Vinh Tru Center – Nam Dinh City – Thien Ton Center – Quynh Luu | QL38, 10, 37, 1A, 12B |
| Highway 39A | 110 | Bac Ninh – Thai Binh | National Highway 5 – Pho Noi – Hung Yen City – Hung Ha – Dong Hung – Thai Thuy – Diem Dien | QL5, QL38, QL38B, QL10, QL37, QL37B |
| Highway 39B | 74 | Hung Yen – Thai Binh | Hung Yen City – National Highway 39A – DDT458 – Thai Binh City – Soc Market – Tien Hai – Dong Chau | QL39A, QL10, QL37, QL37B |
| Highway 40 | 21 | Kon Tum (Ngoc Hoi) | National Highway 14C – Plei Can – Po Y – Indochina Junction Border Gate | QL14C |
| Highway 40B | 210 | Quang Nam – Kon Tum | Tam Ky – Phu Ninh – Tien Phuoc – Bac Tra My – To Mu Rong – Dac To town | QL1, 24C, HCM |
| Highway 43 | 113 | Son La (Phu Yen – Moc Chau) | Gia Phu – Phu Yen – Moc Chau junction – Pa Hang border gate | QL37, QL6 |
| Highway 45 | 134 | Ninh Binh – Thanh Hoa | National Highway 12B – Ria (Ngo Quan) – Vinh Loc – Dong Son – Nong Cong – Nhu Xuan – HCM | QL12B, 217, 1A |
| Highway 46A | 107 | Nghe An (Cua Lo – Do Luong) | Nghi Loc – Hung Nguyen – Nam Dan – Thanh Chuong – Do Luong | QL1A, 15A, 7 |
| Highway 46B | 25 | Nghe An (Do Luong) | Ro Bridge (crossing the Lam River) – Do Luong town | QL46A, QL15 |
| Highway 47 | 61 | Thanh Hoa (Sam Son – Tho Xuan) | Sam Son – Thanh Hoa City – Dong Son – Trieu Son – Tho Xuan | QL1A, 45, 15 |
| Highway 48A | 170 | Nghe An (Dien Chau – Que Phong) | Dien Chau – Thai Hoa town – Quy Hop – Quy Chau – Que Phong. | National Highway 1A, 15A, 48C, 48B, Ho Chi Minh road |
| Highway 48B | 25 | Nghe An (Quynh Luu) | Highway 48A – Quynh Chau – Ngoc Son – Cau Giat – Lach Quen | QL48A, QL1 |
| Highway 48C | 123 | Nghe An (Quy Hop – Tuong Duong) | Highway 48A – Quy Hop – Con Cuong – Tuong Duong – Highway 7 | QL48A, QL7 |
| Highway 48E | 213 | Nghe An (Hoang Mai – Nghi Loc) | Lach Con – Hoang Mai – Thai Hoa – Yen Thanh – Nghi Loc port | QL1A, 48, 7 |
| Highway 49 | 98 | Thua Thien Hue (Phu Vang – A Luoi) | Thuan An Gate – Hue City – Huong Tra – A Luoi – Ho Chi Minh Street | QL49B, 1A, HCM |
| Highway 49B | 105 | Quang Tri – Thua Thien Hue | National Highway 1A – Hai Lang – Coastal Thua Thien Hue – Chan May – Highway 1A | QL1A, 49 |
| Highway 49C | 24 | Quang Tri (Quang Tri – Hai Lang) | Highway 49B | QL1A, 49B |
| Highway 50 | 88 | Ho Chi Minh City – Tien Giang | Nhi Paradise Bridge – Binh Chanh – Can Giuoc – Go Cong – Cho Gao – My Tho | QL1A |
| Highway 51 | 79 | Dong Nai – Ba Ria – Vung Tau | Bien Hoa – Long Thanh – Tan Thanh – Ba Ria city | QL1A, 15, 55, 56 |
| Highway 52 | 31 | Ho Chi Minh City – Dong Nai | Binh Thanh – District 2 – Thu Duc – Di An – Bien Hoa | QL1A, 15, 51 |
| Highway 53 | 168 | Vinh Long – Tra Vinh | Vinh Long City – Vung Liem – Cang Long – Tra Vinh – Chau Thanh – Duyen Hai | QL1A, 60, 54 |
| Highway 54 | 155 | Dong Thap – Tra Vinh | Lap Vo – Lai Vung – Binh Tan – Tra On – Cau Ke – Tra Cu – Tra Vinh. | QL1A, 80, 60, 54, 53 |
| Highway 55 | 233 | Ba Ria – Vung Tau – Lam Dong | Ba Ria – Long Dien – Dat Do – Ham Tan – La Gi – Bao Lam – Bao Loc | QL1A, 51, 56, 55B, 20 |
| Highway 55B | 39 | Binh Thuan (Tanh Linh) | Highway 55 through Duc Thuan commune, Tanh Linh district to National Highway 55 | QL1A, 55, 28, 28B, 27, 27C |
| Highway 56 | 51 | Ba Ria – Vung Tau – Dong Nai | Ba Ria – Chau Duc – Cam My – Long Khanh | QL1A |
| Highway 57 | 105 | Vinh Long – Ben Tre | Vinh Long City – Long Ho – Cho Lach – Mo Cay – Thanh Phu | QL53, 60 |
| Highway 60 | 115 | Tien Giang – Soc Trang | Mo Cay – Tra Vinh – Tieu Can – Dai Ngai – Soc Trang | QL1A, 53, 54, 91C |
| Highway 61 | 96 | Hau Giang – Kien Giang | Cai Tac – Phung Hiep – Vi Thanh – Go Quao – Chau Thanh – Rach Gia | QL63, 80 |
| Highway 61B | 41 | Hau Giang – Soc Trang | Long My – Nga Nam – Phu Loc town | National Highway 1, Quan Lo – Phung Hiep |
| Highway 62 | 93 | Long An (Tan An – Kien Tuong) | Thu Thua – Tan Thanh – Moc Hoa – Kien Tuong – Binh Hiep border gate | QL1, N2 |
| Highway 63 | 115 | Kien Giang – Ca Mau | Tac Cau – Minh Luong – An Bien – Vinh Thuan – Thoi Binh – Ca Mau city | QL61 |
| Highway 70 | 185 | Phu Tho – Lao Cai | Doan Hung town – Yen Binh – Luc Yen – Bao Yen at Ban Phiet junction | QL37, 279, 4D |
| Highway 70B | 52 | Phu Tho – Hoa Binh | Doan Hung – Thanh Son – Hoa Binh City | QL6, 32, 32C |
| Highway 71 | 41 | Ha Tinh (Huong Son – Vu Quang) | Pho Chau town – Huong Son – Vu Quang – Phuc Dong junction | QL8A, QL15A |
| Highway 80 | 215 | Vinh Long – Kien Giang | My Thuan Bridge – Vinh Long – Dong Thap – An Giang – Can Tho – Ha Tien | QL54, QL91 |
| Highway 91 | 145 | Can Tho – An Giang | Ninh Kieu – Binh Thuy – Thot Not – Long Xuyen – Chau Doc – Tinh Bien | QL1A, 80, N1 |
| Highway 91B | 16 | Can Tho (Cai Rang – O Mon) | Cai Cui port – Cai Rang – Ninh Kieu – Binh Thuy – O Mon | QL1A, 91 |
| Highway 91C | 34 | An Giang (Chau Doc – Long Binh) | National Highway 91 – Chau Doc – Long Binh National Border Gate | QL91 |
| National Highway 100 | 21 | Lai Chau (Feng Tho) | Highway 12 – junction of National Highway 4D, near Muong So | QL4D, QL12 |
| Highway 217 | 195 | Thanh Hoa (Ha Trung – Quan Son) | Do Len – Ha Trung – Ba Thuoc – Quan Son – Na Meo border gate | Highway 1A, 45, HCM, 15C, 15 |
| Highway 279 | 760 | Quang Ninh – Dien Bien | Ha Long – Son Dong – Binh Gia – Ba Be – Chiem Hoa – Than Uyen – Dien Bien Phu | QL18, 31, 1A, 1B, 3, 2, 70, 32, 6, 12 |
| National Highway N1 | 235 | Long An – Kien Giang | Duc Hue – Parrot beak – Binh Hiep – Hong Ngu – Chau Doc – Tinh Bien – Ha Tien | QL91, 80 |
| National Highway N2 | 440 | Binh Duong – Kien Giang | Chon Thanh – Tay Ninh – Dong Thap – An Giang – Kien Giang – Vam Ray | HCM, QL1A, QL62, |
| National Highway South of Hau River | 134 | Can Tho – Bac Lieu | Cai Rang – Ninh Kieu – Ke Sach – Tran De – Vinh Chau – Bac Lieu | QL1A, 60, 1A |
| Quan Lo – Phung Hiep National Highway | 122 | Hau Giang – Ca Mau | Crossroads – Crossroads – Phuoc Long – Ca Mau | QL1A, 61B, 63 |
Signage
New style signage.
The signage is very simple with blue signs and white letters. Road numbers were originally rarely indicated, from 2015 a new European style signage has been introduced with road numbers.
Road signs
The same road signs as in Europe are also used in Vietnam.
Road marking
Road markings are both completely white and with a yellow center stripe. There doesn’t seem to be any consistency or it’s multiple generations of road markings.
Maximum speed
The maximum speed limit is 50 km/h in built-up areas, 80 km/h on main roads outside built-up areas and 120 km/h on expressways. On highways, there is sometimes a lower speed limit in the right-hand lane and often there are also minimum speeds of 60 to 80 km/h.
