Yeongjong Bridge

Yeongjong Bridge
Coordinates	37°32′42.5″N 126°34′55.1″E / 37.545139°N 126.581972°E / 37.545139; 126.581972Coordinates: 37°32′42.5″N 126°34′55.1″E / 37.545139°N 126.581972°E / 37.545139; 126.581972
Carries	highway, railway
Locale	Incheon, South Korea
Official name	Yeongjong Bridge
Characteristics
Design	suspension bridge
Total length	4,420 metres (14,500 ft)[1]
Longest span	300 metres (980 ft)[2]
History
Construction begin	November 1995[2]
Construction end	December 2000[3]
Construction cost	$1.4billion USD[4]
Yeongjong Bridge Location in South Korea

The Yeongjong Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge located in Incheon, South Korea, linking Yeongjong Island to the Korean mainland. The bridge is part of the Incheon International Airport Expressway and was completed in 2000. The total length of the bridge is 4,420 metres (14,500 ft), of which the main suspension bridge takes 550 metres (1,800 ft), a truss bridge 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) and a steel box girder bridge 1,620 metres (5,310 ft).^{[1] [3]}

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