The Honam Expressway (

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: 호남고속도로; Honam Gosok Doro) is an

expressway Expressway may refer to: * Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. * Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional s ...

serving the

Honam Honam (; literally "south of the lake") is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. Today, the term refers to Gwangju, South Jeolla and North Jeolla Provinces. The name "Jeonla-do" is used in the names of th ...

region in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The freeway connects

Nonsan Nonsan () is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at . The origin of Nonsan's geographical names is said to have come from the small garden " Nolmoe, " which rises in the middle of farming fields, where rice paddies ...

on the Nonsan-Cheonan Expressway and Honam Expressway Branch Line to

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...

and

Suncheon Suncheon () (''Suncheon-si'') is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a scenic agricultural and industrial city of around 250,000 people near Suncheon Bay. It is located in the southeastern corner of Jeollanam-do, just over an hour ...

on the

Namhae Expressway The Namhae Expressway (Korean: 남해고속도로, Namhae Gosok Doro; ) is a freeway in South Korea, connecting Yeongam to Suncheon, Gwangyang, Jinju, Changwon and Busan. It was opened in 1973 with Honam Expressway's Jeonju - Suncheon ...

. The freeway's route number is 25. The

Honam Expressway Branch Honam Expressway Branch (Honam Gosokdoroui Jiseon, 호남고속도로의지선) is an expressway in South Korea, connecting Nonsan to Daejeon. The expressway's route number is 251. This route was origin way of Honam Expressway until August 20 ...

(''Honam Gosokdoroui Jiseon''), (호남고속도로의지선) is route number 251, and connects

on the Honam Expressway to

Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...

on the

Gyeongbu Expressway The Gyeongbu Expressway ( ko, 경부고속도로; ''Gyeongbu Gosokdoro'') ( Asian Highway Network ) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, Gyeongju, Ulsan and ...

History

* April 15, 1970: Construction Begin * December 30, 1970:

Jeonju Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju) ...

section (79.1 km) opened to traffic. * November 14, 1973:

section (181.6 km) opened to traffic. * June 1, 1978: Begins becoming charged. * April 25, 1983: Work begins to widen to four lanes in Daejeon-Jeonju Section. * June 30, 1986: The 4-lane expansion of the Daejeon–Jeonju section was completed. * September 11, 1986: The 4-lane expansion of the Jeonju–

section was completed. * September 1, 1989: The 4-lane expansion of the section in

(W.Gwangju IC-Goseo JCT) was completed. * November 8, 1996: The 4-lane expansion of the

section was completed. * January 1, 1999: West Jeonju Interchange (서전주IC) opened to traffic. * August 25, 2001: Divides between Honam Expressway (Suncheon–Nonsan) to

(Nonsan-Daejeon) * August 31, 2002: Naejangsan IC (내장산IC) opened to traffic. * December 29, 2004: Dongnim IC (동림IC) opened to traffic. * May 15, 2007: Sanwol JCT (산월분기점) opened to traffic. * December 17, 2009: The eight-lane expansion of the Munheung-Goseo section was completed and Munheung JCT (문흥분기점) opened to traffic. * July 20, 2010: The six-lane expansion of the East Gwangju-Munheung section was completed. * October 27, 2010: The six, eight-lane expansion of the Samnye-Nonsan section was completed. * August 1, 2012: Motjae Tunnel (못재터널) opened to traffic. * January 20, 2016: North Gwangsan Interchange (북광산IC) opened to traffic.

Compositions

Lanes

* W. Suncheon IC–Goseo JC, E. Gwangju IC–Samnye IC: 4 * Munheung JC–E. Gwangju IC, Samnye IC–Iksan JC: 6 * Goseo JC–Munheung JC, Iksan JC–Nonsan JC: 8

Length

194.22 km

Speed limits

* 100 km/h

List of facilities

*IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service area, TG:Tollgate

Branch line (Nonsan-Daejeon)

* see

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