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The Yeongjong Bridge(영종대교) is a self-anchored suspension double-deck road-rail bridge located in Incheon, 
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
, linking Yeongjong Island
Yeongjong Island is an island off the west coast of the city of Incheon, South Korea, which contains Incheon International Airport as well as small villages, farms, and beaches. The previously separate Yongyu, Sammok, and Sinbul Islands have ...
to the Korean mainland. The bridge is part of the Incheon International Airport Expressway
The Incheon International Airport Expressway (Korean: 인천국제공항고속도로, Incheon Gukje Gonghang Gosok Doro) is an expressway in South Korea connecting Incheon International Airport to Goyang, Gyeonggi.
History
* December 1995: C ...
and was completed in 2000.
The total length of the bridge is , of which the main suspension bridge takes , a truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
and a steel 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 ...
.
The main suspension bridge has two decks and carries motor vehicles and AREX
AREX (Airport Railroad Express) is a South Korean commuter rail line that links Incheon International Airport with Seoul Station via Gimpo International Airport. The section between the two airports opened on March 23, 2007, and line was exten ...
train.
See also
*Transportation in South Korea
Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services and air routes that traverse the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a maglev train, which is an autom ...
* List of bridges in South Korea
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in South Korea, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater ...
* Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...
* Incheon Bridge
References
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Bridges in Incheon Suspension bridges in South Korea Self-anchored suspension bridges Bridges completed in 2000 Road-rail bridges Incheon International Airport Cross-sea bridges in Asia AREX {{SouthKorea-bridge-struct-stub