Seohae Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 36°56′39.9″N 126°49′23.8″E / 36.944417°N 126.823278°E |
Carries | 6 lanes motorway |
Locale | Gyeonggi and Chungcheongnam, South Korea |
Official name | Seohae Grand Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 7,310 metres (23,980 ft) [1] |
Width | 34 metres (112 ft) [1] |
Longest span | 470 metres (1,540 ft) [1] |
History | |
Designer | SAMWOO [1] |
Construction start | 1993 [1] |
Construction end | 2000 [1] |
Opened | November 9, 2000 [1] |
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The Seohae Bridge ( Korean: 서해대교) is a cable-stayed bridge that connects Pyongtaek and Dangjin, South Korea. Bridge construction started in 1993 and was completed in 2000 at a cost of 677.7 billion won. [2] A prop (and some precast segments) fell on August 5, 1999 under construction due to Typhoon Olga. [3] The bridge opened on November 9, 2000. [1]