The Olympic-daero (also called Olympic Blvd ko, 올림픽대로; ''Olrimpik Daero'') is 8-lane highway located in

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. This route connects

to Gimpo,

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and

Gimpo International Airport Gimpo International Airport (), commonly known as Gimpo Airport , formerly rendered in English as Kimpo International Airport, is located in the far western end of Seoul, some west of the Central District of Seoul. Gimpo was the main interna ...

, with a total length of This highway is a main route of Seoul, especially on the southern part of the Han River, and is connected directly with Gimpo Hangang Highway (West), and Seoul-Yangyang Expressway (East).

History

This Highway was built between 1982 and 1986 for the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. * 1982 : Beginning of Construction. * May 2, 1986 : Opened to traffic.

List of facilities

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

History

List of facilities

See also