Yeongdong Bridge ( ko, 영동대교) is a bridge over the Han River in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

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 bridge links the Gwangjin and Seongdong districts north of the river to Gangnam district. It was opened on November 8, 1973. This bridge should not be confused with

Yeongdong region Yeongdong (, , literally 'east of the passes') is the eastern, coastal region of Gangwon Province, South Korea and Kangwŏn Province, North Korea. It is divided from the inland Yeongseo region by the Taebaek Mountains. Although Yeongseo desc ...

or Yeongdong County, or Yeongdong Expressway.

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Bridges in Seoul Bridges completed in 1973 {{Seoul-geo-stub