The Gwangandaegyo () or Diamond Bridge is a
suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
located in
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
. It connects
Haeundae District
Haeundae District () is a district (Administrative divisions of South Korea, ''gu'') of Busan, South Korea.
Haeundae has a population of about 423,000, the most populous district of Busan with 11.6% of the city population, and covers an area of ...
to
Suyeong District
Suyeong District () is a district ('' gu'') in central Busan, South Korea. It has a population density of about .
Suyeong District was created in 1995 following its separation from Nam District. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang ...
. The road surface is about 6,500 metres long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 metres. 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. The bridge opened temporarily in September and October 2002 for the
2002 Asian Games. However, it was not officially opened until January 2003.
History
The bridge made international headlines in February 2019 when a Russian cargo ship (which had just left from the
Port of Busan
The port of Busan is the largest port in South Korea, located in the city of Busan, South Korea. Its location is known as Busan Harbour.
The port is ranked sixth in the world's container throughput and is the largest seaport in South Korea. The ...
and was heading to
Vladivostok
Vladivostok ( ; , ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. It is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area o ...
) crashed into the bridge. As a result, a five-metre wide hole was torn into the lower part of the bi-level bridge, but there were no injuries reported. The ship's captain was allegedly
inebriated at the time of the crash, which may have contributed to the incident.
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How to ride Gwangan Bridge
See also
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Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
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Busan International Fireworks Festival
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Transportation in South Korea
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List of bridges in South Korea
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Donghae Expressway
Donghae Expressway () is an expressway in South Korea, connecting Busan to Sokcho. It is numbered 65 and it is planned to eventually extend all the way along the east coast to Haeundae-gu, Haeundae, Busan. Its current length is , and It is part ...
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Bridges in Busan
Suspension bridges in South Korea
Bridges completed in 2002
Tourist attractions in Busan
2002 establishments in South Korea
Cross-sea bridges in Asia
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