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Yi Sun-sin Bridge

Coordinates: 34°53′57″N 127°42′17″E / 34.899237°N 127.704808°E / 34.899237; 127.704808
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Yi Sun-sin Bridge

이순신대교
Coordinates34°53′57″N 127°42′17″E / 34.899237°N 127.704808°E / 34.899237; 127.704808
CarriesIsunsin-daero
CrossesSouth Sea
LocaleYeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Total length2,260 metres (7,410 ft)
Width27 metres (89 ft)
Height270 metres (890 ft)
Longest span1,545 metres (5,069 ft)
Clearance above80m
History
DesignerYooshin corporation
Engineering design byYooshin corporation
Constructed byDaelim Industrial Co.
Construction startNovember 2007
Opened12 May 2012
Statistics
Tollnone
Location
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Yi Sun-sin Bridge (Korean: 이순신대교; Hanja: 李舜臣大橋) is a suspension bridge in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The bridge is one part of The Approach Road to Yeosu Industrial Complex. It is the world's eighth longest suspension bridge in terms of its main span length of 1,545 m since it opened in 2012.[1] The bridge connects Gwangyang with Myodo-dong, a small island that is also part of Yeosu.

Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Admiral who was born in 1545 and built the world first ironclad warship called 'the Turtle ship' and defended the country against Japanese navy in the Joseon Dynasty. The bridge was designed by Yooshin Engineering Corporation[2] and was constructed by Daelim Industrial Company.

Unlike the previous suspension bridges in Korea, Daelim's engineers carried out the whole construction engineering by themselves despite its outstanding scale compared with the former ones.[citation needed]

The bridge was a finalist in the Outstanding Structure Award 2013.[3]

  • The bridge under construction (2011)
    The bridge under construction (2011)
  • The bridge at night (2018)
    The bridge at night (2018)
  • Detail of cars on the bridge (2018)
    Detail of cars on the bridge (2018)

See also

References

  1. ^ "New suspension bridge to break world mark for tower height". donga.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Yooshin". Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. ^ "Yi Sun-sin Bridge, Gwangyan, South Korea (Outstanding Structure Award 2013 - Finalist)". International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

See also

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