Yi Sun-sin Bridge

Suspension bridge in Yeosu, South Korea

34°53′57″N 127°42′17″E / 34.899237°N 127.704808°E / 34.899237; 127.704808CarriesIsunsin-daeroCrossesSouth SeaLocaleYeosu, South Jeolla Province, South KoreaCharacteristicsDesignSuspension bridgeTotal length2,260 metres (7,410 ft)Width27 metres (89 ft)Height270 metres (890 ft)Longest span1,545 metres (5,069 ft)Clearance above80mHistoryDesignerYooshin corporationEngineering design byYooshin corporationConstructed byDaelim Industrial Co.Construction startNovember 2007Opened12 May 2012StatisticsTollnoneLocation Map

Yi Sun-sin Bridge (Korean: 이순신대교; Hanja: 李舜臣大橋) is a suspension bridge in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The bridge is one part of The Approach Road to Yeosu Industrial Complex. It is the world's eighth longest suspension bridge in terms of its main span length of 1,545 m since it opened in 2012.^[1] The bridge connects Gwangyang with Myodo-dong, a small island that is also part of Yeosu.

Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Admiral who was born in 1545 and built the world first ironclad warship called 'the Turtle ship' and defended the country against Japanese navy in the Joseon period. The bridge was designed by Yooshin Engineering Corporation^[2] and was constructed by Daelim Industrial Company.

Unlike the previous suspension bridges in Korea, Daelim's engineers carried out the whole construction engineering by themselves despite its outstanding scale compared with the former ones.^{[citation needed]}

The bridge was a finalist in the Outstanding Structure Award 2013.^[3]

Gallery

The bridge under construction (2011)
The bridge at night (2018)
Detail of cars on the bridge (2018)

References

^ "New suspension bridge to break world mark for tower height". The Dong-a Ilbo. April 30, 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "Yooshin". Retrieved 2021-01-20.
^ "Yi Sun-sin Bridge, Gwangyan, South Korea (Outstanding Structure Award 2013 - Finalist)". International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2015.