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General Information

Name in local language: ’이순신대교
Other name(s): 1545 Bridge
Beginning of works: November 2007
Completion: 12 May 2012
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Three-span suspension bridge
Support conditions:
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Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: Steel bridge
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Construction method: pylons:
Slipforming

Awards and Distinctions

2013 finalist  

Location

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Coordinates: 34° 54' 46.63" N    127° 42' 17.58" E
Coordinates: 34° 53' 56.42" N    127° 42' 17.19" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 1 545 m
width 29.1 m
total length 2 260 m
span lengths 357.5 m - 1 545 m - 357.5 m
number of spans 3
deck girder depth 3.05 m
pylons height 270 m

Materials

cables steel
deck steel
pylons reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

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

‘Yi Sun-sin’ is the name of the 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 Dynasty. Some people miswrite his last name like 'Lee' instead of 'Yi' but 'Yi Sun-sin' is his official name. The bridge was designed by Yooshin corporation 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.

The bridge was a finalist in the Outstanding Structure Award 2013.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Yi Sun-sin Bridge" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • Structure-ID
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  • Published on:
    03/02/2009
  • Last updated on:
    18/02/2023
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