The Soài Rạp () is a river in Nhà Bè district and Cần Giờ district, south of Ho Chi Minh City; Cần Giuộc district and Cần Đước district, Long An province (now Tây Ninh province) and Gò Công Đông district, Tiền Giang province (now Đồng Tháp province), Vietnam.
History According to Pétrus Ky, the name Soài Rạp comes from the Khmer language word Pam Preak Kroy Phkam.
It joins the Vàm Cỏ in the Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest.Thomas J. Cutler. Brown Water, Black Berets: Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam, Page 296 – 2000. "The Vam Co River, which flows south of Saigon, joining the Soi Rap in the Rung Sat Special Zone, is fed by two tributaries, the Vam Co Tay (west) and Vam Co Dong (east). These two tributaries, both navigable by patrol craft, form a V..."
An international port in the Soài Rạp river, Hiệp Phước, can accommodate boats of up to 50,000 tons. It began operations on 21 June 2014 and will be upgraded to accommodate vessels of up to 70,000 tons in the near future.Khánh thành dự án nạo vét luồng Soài Rạp
Bridges
Bình Khánh Bridge on Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway, opened in 2026, connect Hiệp Phước and Bình Khánh Cần Giờ Bridge, on the route of Nguyễn Lương Bằng Avenue – Rừng Sác Road, to be constructed in late 2026, from Phú Mỹ Hưng Urban Area connect Nhà Bè with Bình Khánh
Before having bridges here, people can only moving between the banks directly by ferries (phà) are: Bình Khánh Ferry (Bình Khánh – Phú Xuân or Nhà Bè), Doi Lầu Ferry (An Thới Đông – Hiệp Phước), Cần Giờ – Cần Giuộc Ferry (Vàm Sát – Tân Tập).
See also Cần Giờ
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