Existed: October 2000 – present Constructed October 2000 | Length 46.3 km | |
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North end: Kwangbok Street, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang South end: Youth Bridge, Hanggu-guyok, Nampo, South Pyongan Province North end Kwangbok Street, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang South end Youth Bridge, Hanggu-guyok, Nampo, South Pyongan Province | ||
The Youth Hero Motorway (Hangul: 청년영웅도로; Hanja: 青年英雄道路), also known as the Pyongyang–Nampo Motorway, is a 46.3-kilometre-long expressway (28.8 mi) in North Korea that connects the cities of Pyongyang, the capital of the country, and Nampo, a city on the coast of Korea Bay in South Pyongan Province. Construction began in November 1998, and the expressway opened in October 2000. It is classified as a level 1 roadway.
Map of Youth Hero Hwy, North Korea
According to the Korean Central News Agency, the motorway is so named for the youth that built the road. The project involved carrying 14 million cubic meters of earth and included over 80 irrigation structures, 50 bridges, and over 3 million cubic meters of asphalt.
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