Yeongdong Expressway

The Yeongdong Expressway (Korean: 영동고속도로; RR: Yeongdong Gosok Doro) is an expressway in South Korea. Numbered 50, it connects the Seoul area with Gangwon Province. It is named from Yeongdong, an old name for Gangwon. The road has its western end in Namdong-gu of Incheon Metropolitan City. Its eastern end lies in Gangneung near the east coast. From Incheon to Gangneung, the expressway covers 234.39 kilometers.

Expressway No.50
Yeongdong Expressway
Route information
Length234 km (145 mi)
Existed1971–present
Major junctions
FromSeochang Junction in Namdong-gu, Incheon
Second Gyeongin Expressway
ToGangneung Junction in Gangneung, Gangwon Province
Donghae Expressway
Location
Major citiesAnsan, Gunpo, Uiwang, Suwon, Yongin, Icheon, Wonju
Highway system
Highway systems of South Korea
Yeongdong Expressway
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeongdong Gosok Doro
McCune–ReischauerYŏngdong Kosok Toro

History
  • 24 March 1971 : Singal~Saemal (Yongin~Wonju) segment's construction begin. (Length 104km)
  • 1 December 1971 : Singal~Saemal segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
  • 31 December 1973 : Yangji IC (Yongin) opens to traffic.
  • 26 March 1974 : Saemal~Gangneung segment (Length 97km) begins construction.
  • 14 October 1975 : Saemal~Gangneung segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
  • 10 April 1976 : Maseong IC opens to traffic.
  • 5 January 1977 : Deokpyeong IC opens to traffic.
  • 15 December 1988 : Connected of Donghae Expressway.
  • 12 April 1989 : Ansan~Singal Segment (Length 23.2km) begins construction. (4 lanes)
  • 27 February 1991 : Seochang~Ansan Segment (Length 27.6km) begins construction. (6 lanes)
  • 29 November 1991 : Ansan~Singal segment opens to traffic.
  • 6 November 1991 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Singal~Wonju segment.
  • 6 July 1994 : Seochang~Ansan segment opens to traffic.
  • 12 December 1994 : Singal~Wonju widen to 4 lanes.
  • 24 November 1995 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Wonju~Woljeong TG.
  • 30 July 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Woljeong TG~Hoenggye.
  • 27 December 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Hoenggye~Gangneung.
  • January 1997 : Work begins to widen to 6 lanes in Ansan~Singal.
  • 20 December 1997 : Wonju~Saemal widen to 4 lanes.
  • 15 July 1999 : Saemal~Woljeong TG widen to 4 lanes.
  • 22 July 2000 : Woljeong TG~Hoenggye widen to 4 lanes.
  • 2 May 2001 : Ansan~Singal widen to 4 lanes.
  • 28 November 2001 : Hoenggye~Gangneung widen to 4 lanes.
  • 31 October 2007 : Work begins to widen to 8 lanes in Singal~Hobeop.
  • 29 December 2010 : Singal~Yangji widen to 6 lanes.
  • 14 December 2011 : Yangji~Hobeop widen to 8 lanes.
  • 28 March 2013 : Seochang~Gunja widen to 10 lanes.
  • 3 September 2014 : Ladies' Code suffers a tragic car accident that leads to the deaths of members EunB and RiSe.
  • North Suwon I.C.
  • Manjong JC (2007) (Junction to Jungang Expressway
  • Hoenggye IC (2007)
  • Daegwallyeong 1st Tunnel (2007)

Compositions

Lanes
  • Yeoju IC ~ Gangneung JC : 4
  • Seochang JC ~ Wolgot JC, Gunja JC ~ Ansan IC, Ansan JC ~ N.Suwon IC, Yeoju JC ~ Yeoju IC : 6
  • Ansan IC ~ Ansan JC, N.Suwon IC ~ Singal JC, Yongin IC ~ Yeoju JC : 8
  • Wolgot JC ~ Gunja JC, Singal JC ~ Yongin IC : 10

Length

234.4km

Limited Speed
  • 100km/h

List of Facilities
  • IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
No.NameKorean NameHanja NameConnectionsNotesLocation
Connected directly with Seoul Ring Expressway through Munemi-ro(무네미로)
Incheon인천 시점仁川 始點 National Route 39Expressway Begin SpotNamdong-gu,
Incheon
1 Seochang JC서창분기점西昌分岐點 2nd Gyeongin Expressway
2 Wolgot JC월곶분기점月串分岐點Provincial Route 330
(3rd Gyeongin Highway)		Siheung,
Gyeonggi-do
3 Gunja JC군자분기점君子分岐點 Pyeongtaek-Siheung ExpresswayIncheon-bound Only
TG Gunja TG군자요금소君子料金所Main Tollgate
4 W. Ansan IC서안산나들목西安山나들목 National Route 39Ansan,
Gyeonggi-do
5 Ansan IC안산나들목安山나들목 National Route 42
(Suin-ro)
6 Ansan JC안산분기점安山分岐點 Seohaean Expressway
7 Dundae JC둔대분기점屯垈分岐點Gangneung-bound Only
Mokpo-bound Only		Gunpo,
Gyeonggi-do
8 Gunpo IC군포나들목軍浦나들목 National Route 47
10 E. Gunpo IC동군포나들목東軍浦나들목 Suwon–Munsan Expressway
National Route 47
11 Bugok IC부곡나들목富谷나들목 National Route 1Uiwang,
Gyeonggi-do
12 N. Suwon IC북수원나들목北水原나들목 National Route 1Suwon,
Gyeonggi-do
13 E. Suwon IC동수원나들목東水原나들목 National Route 43
Yongin-Seoul Expressway
(Indirect Connect)
14 Singal JC신갈분기점新葛分岐點 Gyeongbu Expressway()Yongin,
Gyeonggi-do
15 Maseong IC마성나들목麻城나들목Provincial Route 321
17 Yongin IC용인나들목龍仁나들목 National Route 45
SA Yongin SA용인휴게소龍仁休憩所
19 Yangji IC양지나들목陽智나들목 National Route 17
National Route 42		Begin point of Nat'l Route 17
20 Deokpyeong IC덕평나들목德坪나들목Provincial Route 325Icheon,
Gyeonggi-do
SA Deokpyeong Jayeon SA덕평자연휴게소德坪自然休憩所
21 Hobeop JC호법분기점戶法分岐點 Jungbu Expressway
22 Icheon IC이천나들목利川나들목 National Route 3
SA Yeoju SA여주휴게소驪州休憩所Yeoju,
Gyeonggi-do
23 Yeoju JC여주분기점驪州分岐點 Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway
24 Yeoju IC여주나들목驪州나들목 National Route 37
SA Munmak SA문막휴게소文幕休憩所Incheon-bound OnlyWonju,
Gangwon-do
25 Munmak IC문막나들목文幕나들목 National Route 42
SA Munmak SA문막휴게소文幕休憩所Gangneung-bound Only
26 Manjon JC만종분기점萬鍾分岐點 Jungang Expressway
28 Wonju IC원주나들목原州나들목 National Route 5
29 Saemal IC
(East Hoengseong)		새말나들목
(동횡성)		새말나들목
(東橫城)		 National Route 42Hoengseong,
Gangwon-do
SA Hoengseong SA횡성휴게소橫城休憩所
30 Dunnae IC둔내나들목屯內나들목 National Route 6
31 Myeonon IC면온나들목綿溫나들목Provincial Route 408Pyeongchang,
Gwangwon-do
32 Pyeongchang IC평창나들목平昌나들목 National Route 6Former name is
Jangpyeong IC(장평IC)
SA Pyeongchang SA평창휴게소平昌休憩所
33 Soksa IC속사나들목束沙나들목 National Route 6
National Route 31
35 Jinbu IC진부나들목珍富나들목 National Route 6
National Route 59
36 Daegwallyeong IC대관령나들목大關嶺나들목Provincial Route 456Former name is
Hoenggye IC(횡계IC)
SA Gangneung SA강릉휴게소江陵休憩所Gangneung,
Gangwon-do
37 Gangneung JC강릉분기점江陵分岐點 Donghae Expressway()

See also
  • Roads and expressways in South Korea
  • Transportation in South Korea
  • List of Korea-related topics

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