The Seohae Bridge () is a
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which wire rope, cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or wikt:stay#Etymology 3, stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, norm ...
that connects
Pyongtaek and
Dangjin
Dangjin (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It stands on the south shore of the Bay of Asan. Dangjin borders Incheon, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong by sea, and Seosan, Yesan, and Asan by land. Its name means " Tang ferry," a ...
,
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 ...
. Bridge construction started in 1993 and was completed in 2000 at a cost of 677.7 billion
won. A prop (and some precast segments) fell on August 5, 1999 under construction due to
Typhoon Olga.
The bridge opened on November 9, 2000.
See also
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Transportation in South Korea
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List of bridges in South Korea
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List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
This list ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span, i.e. the distance between the suspension towers. The length of the main Span (engineering), span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a l ...
References
Bridges in South Korea
Bridges completed in 2000
Pyeongtaek
Dangjin
Buildings and structures in Gyeonggi Province
Transport in Gyeonggi Province
Buildings and structures in South Chungcheong Province
Transport in South Chungcheong Province
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