Jump to content

Namhang Bridge

Coordinates: 35°04′49″N 129°01′55″E / 35.08028°N 129.03194°E / 35.08028; 129.03194
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namhangdaegyo
Overlooking the bridge still under construction
Coordinates35°04′49″N 129°01′56″E / 35.08016°N 129.03219°E / 35.08016; 129.03219
Carries4 lanes of , pedestrians and bicycles
Characteristics
Total length1,941m
History
Opened9 July 2008
Location
Map

Namhangdaegyo (남항대교) is a girder bridge in Busan. It spans Yeongdo-gu and Seo-gu and is 1.8 km long in total with four lanes of traffic (two in each direction).

History

[edit]
  • broke ground on 1995
  • 1998 stopped construction because of financial troubles
  • July 9, 2008 opened to the public

Effects

[edit]

The bridge was constructed as part of the Southern Busan Thoroughfare (부산남부순환로) initiative. It has significantly reduced time between Yeongdo Island and western Busan. Initially, a trip from Seo-gu to Yeongdo-gu (or vice versa) was 7 km long and would take 30 minutes. Now, it is only 2 km long and takes 3 minutes.

See also

[edit]
  • Gwangandaegyo -another bridge part of the Southern Busan Thoroughfare
[edit]

35°04′49″N 129°01′55″E / 35.08028°N 129.03194°E / 35.08028; 129.03194