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
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Construction method: |
pylons: Slipforming |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2013 |
finalist
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Location
| Location: |
Yeosu, South Jeolla, South Korea Gwangyang, South Jeolla, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 34° 54' 46.63" N 127° 42' 17.58" E |
| Coordinates: | 34° 53' 56.42" N 127° 42' 17.19" E |
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 July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2015): Application of Various Schemes for Damping Estimation of the Suspension Bridge for the Cause Investigation of a Vortex-Induced Vibration. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015, pp. 1334-1337.
- (2013): Forward Analysis and Erection Control of Gwangyang Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges and Roofs - Development, Design and Implementation, Kolkata, India, 24-27 September 2013, pp. 1-8.
- Fourth forward. In: Bridge Update, n. 83 (April 2009), pp. 4.
- (2009): Great lengths. One of the world's longest suspension bridges is under construction in Yeosu in South Korea. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 15, n. 55 (2nd Quarter 2009), pp. 28.
- (2010): Gwangyang Bridge – Numerical Simulation of Construction Sequence. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, Italy, 22-24 September 2010, pp. 834-835.
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