The Gyeongin Expressway, officially Expressway No. 120, is an expressway in South Korea connecting the Yangcheon District of

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to the Nam District of

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. It is the oldest expressway in

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. Construction began March 24, 1967. The initial segment between Gajwa in the Seo District of Incheon and Yangpyeong-dong in the

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of Seoul opened on December 21, 1968. In 1985, the easternmost segment between Yangpyeong and the Shinwol Interchange was transferred to Seoul, making Shinwol in the Yancheong District the new terminus. It was assigned route number 2 in 1983. In 2001, South Korea re-rationalized its expressway numbering system, and it was redesignated route 120.

History

* 24 March 1967: Construction begins * 21 December 1968: Yangpyeongdong~Gajwa segment open to traffic. * 21 July 1969: Gajwa~Incheon Port segment open to traffic. * 12 November 1985: Korea National Expressway Corporation passes control of the northernmost 5 km stretch of expressway (between Sinwol and Yangpyeong-dong) to the City of Seoul.

Compositions

Lanes

* Incheon~W.Incheon IC: 6 * W.Incheon~Seoul: 8

Length

* 24 km

Limited Speed

* 100 km/h

List of facilities

*IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate

Gallery

File:Gyeongin Expressway.jpg, Expressway Start File:120 경인고속도로 시점 표지.jpg, Expressway Start Sign(Incheon) File:도화 나들목.PNG, Dowha IC (Nam-gu, Incheon) File:경인고속도로.PNG, Gyeonginbuk-gil 387, on the overhead bridge
(West, Incehon direction) File:경인고속도로.jpg, On the Bupyeong IC Viaduct
(East, Seoul direction)

External links

MOLIT
South Korean Government Transport Department
KEC
( Korea Expressway Corporation) {{South Korean expressways Expressways in South Korea Roads in Incheon Roads in Gyeonggi Roads in Seoul