Gwangan Bridge
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| Gwangan Bridge | |
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| Carries | motorway/freeway[1] |
| Locale | Busan, South Korea |
| Official name | Gwangan Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | suspension bridge |
| Total length | 900 metres (3,000 ft) (main bridge)[1] 7,420 metres (24,340 ft) (whole bridge) |
| Width | 24 metres (79 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 500 metres (1,600 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Construction begin | 1994 |
| Construction end | 2002[1] |
| Opened | 2003 |
 Gwangan Bridge
Location in South Korea
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| Gwangan Bridge | |
| Hangul | 광안대교 |
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| Hanja | 廣安大橋 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwang-an Daegyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangan Taegyo |
The Gwangan Bridge or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae-gu to Suyeong-gu. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second longest bridge in the country after the Incheon Bridge.
Construction began in 1994 and concluded in December 2002, with a total cost of 789.9 billion won.[1] The bridge opened temporarily in September and October 2002 for the 2002 Asian Games. However, it was not officially opened until January, 2003.[2]
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See also
- Busan
- Busan International Fireworks Festival
- List of Korea-related topics
- Transportation in South Korea
- List of bridges by length
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kwang Ahn Great Suspension Bridge at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
External links
- English-language introduction to the bridge from the BFMA
- Kwang Ahn Great Suspension Bridge at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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