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. The name is derived from Yeongdong, a historic region that includes the present-day Gangwon Province. 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.

Yeongdong Expressway

Expressway No.50
Yeongdong Expressway
Route information
Length	234 km (145 mi)
Existed	1971–present
Major junctions
From	Seochang Junction in Namdong-gu, Incheon Second Gyeongin Expressway
To	Gangneung Junction in Gangneung, Gangwon Province Donghae Expressway
Location
Country	South Korea
Major cities	Ansan, Gunpo, Uiwang, Suwon, Yongin, Icheon, Wonju
Highway system
Highway systems of South Korea Expressways National Local

Yeongdong Expressway
Hangul	영동고속도로
Hanja	嶺東高速道路
Revised Romanization	Yeongdong Gosok Doro
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngdong Kosok Toro

History

• 24 March 1971 : Singal~Saemal (Yongin~Wonju) segment's construction begin. (Length 104 km)
• 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 97 km) 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 23.2 km) begins construction. (4 lanes)
• 27 February 1991 : Seochang~Ansan Segment (Length 27.6 km) 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.

Gallery

• 
  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

• 234.4 km

Limited Speed

• 100 km/h

List of facilities

• IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate

No.	Name	Korean name	Hanja name	Connections	Notes	Location
Connected directly with Seoul Ring Expressway through Munemi-ro(무네미로)
	Incheon	인천 시점	仁川 始點	National Route 39	Expressway Begin Spot	Namdong-gu, Incheon
1	Seochang JC	서창분기점	西昌分岐點	2nd Gyeongin Expressway
2	Wolgot JC	월곶분기점	月串分岐點	Provincial Route 330 (3rd Gyeongin Highway)		Siheung, Gyeonggi-do
3	Gunja JC	군자분기점	君子分岐點	Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway	Incheon-bound Only
TG	Gunja TG	군자요금소	君子料金所		Main Tollgate
4	W. Ansan IC	서안산나들목	西安山나들목	National Route 39		Ansan, Gyeonggi-do
SA	Ansan SA	안산휴게소	安山休憩所
5	Ansan IC	안산나들목	安山나들목	National Route 42 (Suin-ro)
6	Ansan JC	안산분기점	安山分岐點	Seohaean Expressway
7	Dundae JC	둔대분기점	屯垈分岐點		Gangneung-bound Only Mokpo-bound Only	Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do
8	Gunpo IC	군포나들목	軍浦나들목	National Route 47
9	E. Gunpo IC	동군포나들목	東軍浦나들목	Pyeongtaek–Paju Expressway (Indirect Connect) National Route 47
10	Bugok IC	부곡나들목	富谷나들목	National Route 1 Provincial Route 309		Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do
11	N. Suwon IC	북수원나들목	北水原나들목	National Route 1		Suwon, Gyeonggi-do
12	E. Suwon IC	동수원나들목	東水原나들목	National Route 43 Yongin-Seoul Expressway (Indirect Connect)
13	Singal JC	신갈분기점	新葛分岐點	Gyeongbu Expressway( AH 1)		Yongin, Gyeonggi-do
14	Maseong IC	마성나들목	麻城나들목	Provincial Route 321
15	W. Yongin JC	서용인분기점	西龍仁分岐點	Capital Region 2nd Ring Expressway
17	Yongin IC	용인나들목	龍仁나들목	National Route 45
SA	Yongin SA	용인휴게소	龍仁休憩所
18	Yongin JC	용인분기점	龍仁分岐點	Sejong-Pocheon Expressway
19	Yangji IC	양지나들목	陽智나들목	National Route 17 National Route 42	Begin point of Nat'l Route 17
20	Deokpyeong IC	덕평나들목	德坪나들목	Provincial Route 325		Icheon, Gyeonggi-do
SA	Deokpyeong Jayeon SA	덕평자연휴게소	德坪自然休憩所
21	Hobeop JC	호법분기점	戶法分岐點	Jungbu Expressway
22	Icheon IC	이천나들목	利川나들목	National Route 3
SA	Yeoju SA	여주휴게소	驪州休憩所			Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do
23	Yeoju JC	여주분기점	驪州分岐點	Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway
24	Yeoju IC	여주나들목	驪州나들목	National Route 37
SA	Munmak SA	문막휴게소	文幕休憩所		Incheon-bound Only	Wonju, Gangwon-do
25	Munmak IC	문막나들목	文幕나들목	National Route 42
SA	Munmak SA	문막휴게소	文幕休憩所		Gangneung-bound Only
26	Manjong JC	만종분기점	萬鍾分岐點	Jungang Expressway
27	Wonju JC	원주분기점	原州分岐點	Gwangju-Wonju Expressway
28	Wonju IC	원주나들목	原州나들목	National Route 5
29	Saemal IC (East Hoengseong)	새말나들목 (동횡성)	새말나들목 (東橫城)	National Route 42		Hoengseong, Gangwon-do
SA	Hoengseong SA	횡성휴게소	橫城休憩所
30	Dunnae IC	둔내나들목	屯內나들목	National Route 6
30-1	E. Dunnae IC	동둔내나들목	東屯內나들목	Cheongtaesan-ro
31	Myeonon IC	면온나들목	綿溫나들목	Provincial Route 408		Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do
32	Pyeongchang IC	평창나들목	平昌나들목	National Route 6	Former name is Jangpyeong IC(장평IC)
SA	Pyeongchang SA	평창휴게소	平昌休憩所
33	Soksa IC	속사나들목	束沙나들목	National Route 6 National Route 31
35	Jinbu IC	진부나들목	珍富나들목	National Route 6 National Route 59
36	Daegwallyeong IC	대관령나들목	大關嶺나들목	Provincial Route 456	Former name is Hoenggye IC(횡계IC)
SA	Gangneung SA	강릉휴게소	江陵休憩所			Gangneung, Gangwon-do
37	Gangneung JC	강릉분기점	江陵分岐點	Donghae Expressway( AH 6)

See also

• Roads and expressways in South Korea
• Transportation in South Korea

External links

• MOLIT South Korean Government Transport Department