Olympic Bridge or Grand Olympic Bridge ( ko, 올림픽대교) is a bridge over the Han River in

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. The bridge links the Gwangjin and Songpa districts.

Construction

Its construction started in 1985, but was not completed until 1990, after the

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of 1988, because the bridge under construction had collapsed.

2001 military helicopter crash

On May 29, 2001, a CH-47D helicopter from

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, attempting to lower a

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onto the top of the bridge, crashed and fell into the Han River, killing all three on board.

References

Bridges in Seoul Cable-stayed bridges in South Korea Bridges completed in 1990 1990 establishments in South Korea Buildings and structures in Songpa District Buildings and structures in Gwangjin District 20th-century architecture in South Korea {{Seoul-stub