Gimpo Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 37°36′43″N126°47′37″E / 37.611886°N 126.793578°E |
Carries | Seoul Ring Expressway |
Crosses | Han River |
Locale | Gimpo to Goyang |
Preceded by | Haengju Bridge |
Followed by | Ilsan Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder bridge [1] |
Material | Deck: precast prestressed concrete [1] |
Total length | 2,280 metres (7,480 ft) [1] |
Width | deck: 38.21 metres (125.4 ft) [1] |
Longest span | 125 metres (410 ft) [1] |
History | |
Opened | 1997 |
Location | |
Gimpo Bridge | |
Hangul | 김포대교 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gimpo daegyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Kimp'o taegyo |
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