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Gwangandaegyo

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Carries
  
motorway/freeway

Official name
  
Gwangandaegyo

Width
  
24 metres (79 ft)

Location
  
Busan

Phone
  
+82 51-780-0077

Locale
  
Busan, South Korea

Design
  
suspension bridge

Opened
  
2003

Bridge type
  
Suspension bridge

Gwangandaegyo

Total length
  
900 metres (3,000 ft) (main span) 7,420 metres (24,340 ft) (whole bridge)

Address
  
Millak-dong, Busan, South Korea

Similar
  
Gwangalli Beach, Taejongdae, Oryukdo, Haedong Yonggungsa, Yongdusan Park

Approach to the gwangandaegyo bridge busan korea march 2009


The Gwangandaegyo 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.

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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]

Gwangalli beach gwangandaegyo bridge


References

Gwangandaegyo Wikipedia