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The Yeongdong Expressway () is an
expressway in South Korea
Expressways in South Korea (), officially called as National expressways (), are operated by the Korea Expressway Corporation. They were originally numbered in order of construction. Since August 24, 2001, they have been numbered in a scheme s ...
. Numbered 50, it connects the
Seoul area with
Gangwon Province. It is named from
Yeongdong, an old name for Gangwon. The road has its western end in
Namdong-gu
Namdong District (Namdong-gu) is a municipal district in Incheon, South Korea
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of
Incheon Metropolitan City
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. Its eastern end lies in
Gangneung
Gangneung () is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic ...
near the east coast. From
Incheon
Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...
to
Gangneung
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, the expressway covers 234.39 kilometers.
History
* 24 March 1971 : Singal~Saemal (
Yongin
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~
Wonju
Wonju () is the most populous city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War.
Geography
Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangw ...
) segment's construction begin. (Length 104 km)
* 1 December 1971 : Singal~Saemal segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
* 31 December 1973 : Yangji IC (
Yongin
Yongin () is a city in the Seoul Capital Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the count ...
) opens to traffic.
* 26 March 1974 : Saemal~Gangneung segment (Length 97 km) begins construction.
* 14 October 1975 : Saemal~Gangneung segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
* 10 April 1976 : Maseong IC opens to traffic.
* 5 January 1977 : Deokpyeong IC opens to traffic.
* 15 December 1988 : Connected of
Donghae Expressway
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.
* 12 April 1989 : Ansan~Singal Segment (Length 23.2 km) begins construction. (4 lanes)
* 27 February 1991 : Seochang~Ansan Segment (Length 27.6 km) begins construction. (6 lanes)
* 29 November 1991 : Ansan~Singal segment opens to traffic.
* 6 November 1991 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Singal~Wonju segment.
* 6 July 1994 : Seochang~Ansan segment opens to traffic.
* 12 December 1994 : Singal~Wonju widen to 4 lanes.
* 24 November 1995 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Wonju~Woljeong TG.
* 30 July 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Woljeong TG~Hoenggye.
* 27 December 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Hoenggye~Gangneung.
* January 1997 : Work begins to widen to 6 lanes in Ansan~Singal.
* 20 December 1997 : Wonju~Saemal widen to 4 lanes.
* 15 July 1999 : Saemal~Woljeong TG widen to 4 lanes.
* 22 July 2000 : Woljeong TG~Hoenggye widen to 4 lanes.
* 2 May 2001 : Ansan~Singal widen to 4 lanes.
* 28 November 2001 : Hoenggye~Gangneung widen to 4 lanes.
* 31 October 2007 : Work begins to widen to 8 lanes in Singal~Hobeop.
* 29 December 2010 : Singal~Yangji widen to 6 lanes.
* 14 December 2011 : Yangji~Hobeop widen to 8 lanes.
* 28 March 2013 : Seochang~Gunja widen to 10 lanes.
* 3 September 2014 :
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Gallery
Image:North Suwon IC - 2009-04-18.JPG, North Suwon I.C.
File:Manjong JCT Yeongdong Expressway.jpg, Manjong JC (2007) (Junction to Jungang Expressway
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File:Hoenggye IC Yeongdong Expressway.jpg, Hoenggye IC (2007)
File:Yeongdong Expressway Daegwanryeong 1 tunnel.jpg, Daegwallyeong 1st Tunnel (2007)
Compositions
Lanes
* Yeoju IC ~ Gangneung JC : 4
* Seochang JC ~ Wolgot JC, Gunja JC ~ Ansan IC, Ansan JC ~ N.Suwon IC, Yeoju JC ~ Yeoju IC : 6
* Ansan IC ~ Ansan JC, N.Suwon IC ~ Singal JC, Yongin IC ~ Yeoju JC : 8
* Wolgot JC ~ Gunja JC, Singal JC ~ Yongin IC : 10
Length
234.4 km
Limited Speed
* 100 km/h
List of facilities
* IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
See also
*
Roads and expressways in South Korea
Expressways in South Korea (), officially called as National expressways (), are operated by the Korea Expressway Corporation. They were originally numbered in order of construction. Since August 24, 2001, they have been numbered in a scheme so ...
*
Transportation in South Korea
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External links
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