Gwangan Bridge
Gwangandaegyo | |
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 Gwangandaegyo from the air; September 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 35°8′46.8″N 129°7′43.1″E / 35.146333°N 129.128639°E |
| Carries | motorway/freeway[1] |
| Locale | Busan, South Korea |
| Official name | Gwangandaegyo |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | suspension bridge |
| Total length | 900 metres (3,000 ft) (main span)[1] 7,420 metres (24,340 ft) (whole bridge) |
| Width | 24 metres (79 ft)[1] |
| Height | 116 metres (381 ft)[2] |
| Longest span | 500 metres (1,600 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1994 |
| Construction end | 2002[1] |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 광안대교 |
| Hanja | 廣安大橋 |
| RR | Gwangan daegyo |
| MR | Kwangan taegyo |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Gwangandaegyo | |
The Gwangan Bridge (Korean: 광안대교) or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae District to Suyeong District. The road surface is about 6,500 metres long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 metres. It is the second longest bridge in the country after the Incheon Bridge.
Construction began in 1994 and concluded in December 2002, with a total cost of 789.9 billion won. The bridge opened temporarily in September and October 2002 for the 2002 Asian Games. However, it was not officially opened until January 2003.
History
[edit]The bridge made international headlines in February 2019 when a Russian cargo ship (which had just left from the Port of Busan and was heading to Vladivostok) crashed into the bridge. As a result, a five-metre wide hole was torn into the lower part of the bi-level bridge, but there were no injuries reported. The ship's captain was allegedly inebriated at the time of the crash, which may have contributed to the incident.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Project Overview". Busan Metropolitan City Facilities Management Authority (BMFA) website. Archived from the original on 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
- ^광안대교 소개 (Gwangandaegyo Sogae) (Introduction to Gwangan Great Bridge). Archived from the original on 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
- How to ride Gwangan Bridge
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Kwang Ahn Great Suspension Bridge at Structurae
- ↑ "오늘보다 더 나은 부산의 내일을 비추는 다이아몬드브릿지 광안대교" [Diamond Bridge Gwangan Bridge, illuminating a better tomorrow for Busan than today] (PDF). www.bisco.or.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-30.
- ↑ Chiara Giordano (2019-02-28). "Russian cargo ship with 'drunk' captain on board crashes into motorway bridge, tearing huge hole". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
External links
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