Ongryu Bridge, also spelled Okryu Bridge and Ongnyu Bridge, is a bridge on the

Taedong River The Taedong River (Chosŏn'gŭl: ) is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthenin ...

in and near

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

. Construction began in March 1958; the bridge was opened in August 1960. Located between the old

Taedong Bridge The Taedong Bridge is a bridge over the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula ...

before it and the

Rungra Bridge The Rungra Bridge is a bridge in Pyongyang, North Korea, one of the city's six bridges on the Taedong River. Located between the Okryu Bridge to the south and Chongryu Bridge to the north, it connects Moranbong-guyok on the right (west) bank of ...

above it, it is the fourth (heading upstream) of six Pyongyang bridges on the Taedong. It connects

Chung-guyok Chung-guyŏk (Central Ward) is one of the 18 '' guyok'' which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the Pothonggang Canal and Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Moranb ...

on the Taedong's right (west) bank to

Taedonggang-guyok Taedonggang-guyŏk ( ko, 대동강구역), or Taedong River District, is one of the 18 guyŏk, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang-guyŏk is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, north of Tongdaewŏn-g ...

on the left bank. The famous restaurant Okryu-gwan is near its right foot, while the

Juche Tower The ''Juche'' Tower (more formally, the Tower of the ''Juche'' Idea), completed in 1982, is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and is named after the ideology of '' Juche'' introduced by the country's first leader, Kim Il-sung ...

is located just south of its left foot.

Construction

Ongryu Bridge is a

prestressed concrete Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially "prestressed" ( compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service. Post-tensioned concreted i ...

box girder bridge A box girder bridge, or box section bridge, is a bridge in which the main beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box. The box girder normally comprises prestressed concrete, structural steel, or a composite of steel and re ...

measuring approximately , with four lanes for cars.

References

Bridges in North Korea Buildings and structures in Pyongyang Bridges completed in 1960 1960 establishments in North Korea {{NorthKorea-struct-stub