Yeongjong Bridge
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| Official name | Yeongjong Grand Bridge |
| Carries | highway, railway |
| Locale | Incheon, South Korea |
| Design | self-anchored suspension bridge |
| Total length | 4,420 metres (14,500 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 300 metres (980 ft)[2] |
| Construction begin | November 1995[2] |
| Construction end | December 2000[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°32′42.5″N 126°34′55.1″E / 37.545139°N 126.581972°ECoordinates: 37°32′42.5″N 126°34′55.1″E / 37.545139°N 126.581972°E |
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The Yeongjong Grand Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge located in Incheon, South Korea, linking Yeongjong Island to the Korean mainland. The bridge is part of the Incheon International Airport Expressway and was completed in 2000. The total length of the bridge is 4,420 metres (14,500 ft), of which the main suspension bridge takes 550 metres (1,800 ft), a truss bridge 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) and a steel box girder bridge 1,620 metres (5,310 ft)[1]. It is the longest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world[3].
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Incheon Int'l Airport Expressway". Yeongjong Grand Bridge. http://www.yeongjongbridge.com/english/chiefgonjong2/02_airport01.htm#a. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ a b Yeongjong Grand Bridge at Structurae
- ^ a b "Youngjong Bridge Heralds Advent of Three-dimensional, Self-anchored Suspension Bridge". NewsWorld Korea. http://www.newsworld.co.kr/cont/0207/50.html. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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