Muan–Gwangju Expressway () also known as 12th Expressway is an

expressway in South Korea Expressways () in South Korea, officially known as National Expressways (), are controlled-access highways that form the highest level of the country's road network. Most sections are tolled and maintained by the Korea Expressway Corporation, ...

connecting

Muan County Muan County () is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of South Jeolla following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location in Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan. M ...

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

. Formerly, this route designated as part of the Olympic Expressway but on January 3, 2008, it was separated into two segments that shared the same designation number with Gwangju-Daegu Expressway.

History

* November 8, 2007: Muan Airport IC - Naju IC (30.4 km) opened. * May 28, 2008: Naju IC - Unsu IC (11 km) opened. * September 29, 2009: West Gwangsan IC opened.국토해양부공고 제2009-859호
2009년 9월 29일.

Compositions

; Lanes * All section: 4 lanes ; Length * 41.35 km ; Speed limit * 100 km/h

Major stopovers

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South Jeolla Province South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam, Honam region, South Korea, and the Provinces of Korea, southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of ...

(Mangun-myeon - Hyeongyeong-myeon - Muan-eup) -

Hampyeong County Hampyeong County (''Hampyeong-gun'') is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. History Hampyeong used to be called Jinguk(진국) in prehistoric times, and Mahan confederacy, Mahan in the Samhan a ...

(Hampyeong-eup - Eomda-myeon - Hakgyo-myeon - Daedong-myeon) -

Naju Naju (; ) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla Province was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla Province actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the ...

(Munpyeong-myeon - Noan-myeon) ;

Gwangsan District Gwangsan District () is a district, similar to a ward, situated in Gwangju, South Korea. The total population of the district, as of September 2004, is 295,294, and the population density of the district is 1,085 per 1 km. Its area is about ...

(Dongsan-dong - Yonggok-dong - Yong-dong - Jijuk-dong - Seobong-dong - Seonam-dong - Unsu-dong)

List of facilities

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

References

External links

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