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Seohae Bridge

The Seohae Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that connects Pyeongtaek and Dangjin, South Korea. Bridge construction started in 1993 and was completed in 2000 at a cost of 677.7 billion won. A prop fell on August 5, 1999 under construction due to Typhoon Olga. The bridge opened on November 9, 2000.

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Seohae Bridge
Coordinates36°56′39.9″N 126°49′23.8″E / 36.944417°N 126.823278°E / 36.944417; 126.823278
Carries6 lanes motorway
CrossesAsan Bay
LocaleGyeonggi and Chungcheongnam, South Korea
Official nameSeohae Grand Bridge
Characteristics
Designcable-stayed bridge
Total length7,310 metres (23,980 ft)1
Width34 metres (112 ft)1
Longest span470 metres (1,540 ft)1
History
DesignerSAMWOO1
Construction start19931
Construction end20001
OpenedNovember 9, 20001
Location
Map
Interactive map of Seohae Bridge

The Seohae Bridge (Korean: 서해대교) is a cable-stayed bridge that connects Pyeongtaek and Dangjin, South Korea. Bridge construction started in 1993 and was completed in 2000 at a cost of 677.7 billion won.2 A prop (and some precast segments) fell on August 5, 1999 under construction due to Typhoon Olga.3 The bridge opened on November 9, 2000.1

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  1. Seohae Grand Bridge at Structurae
  2. "Seohae Grand Bridge". New Hope Dangjin. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  3. "37 Spans of Seohae Bridge fall". The Hankyoreh=1999-08-06.