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General Information

Other name(s): Diamond Bridge; Kwang Ahn Great Suspension Bridge
Beginning of works: 1994
Completion: December 2002
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 35° 7' 59.87" N    129° 6' 31.97" E
Coordinates: 35° 9' 56.47" N    129° 7' 48.06" E
Coordinates: 35° 8' 45.42" N    129° 7' 42.88" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 7 420 m
deck deck width 24 m
main bridge
main span 500 m
length 900 m
span lengths of main bridge 200 m - 500 m - 200 m
cables strands per cable 37

Cost

cost of construction United States dollar 60 000 000

Materials

pylons steel
deck truss steel

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Notes

The deck truss is of a Warren type with a weight of 23 708 tons.

Each cable consits of 37 strands or 11 544 wires of galvanized steel of 5 mm. Weight: 3 756 tons. Total tensile force for both cables of 24 500 tons.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Gwangandaegyo or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae-gu to Suyeong-gu. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second longest bridge in the country after the Incheon Bridge.

Construction began in 1994 and concluded in December 2002, with a total cost of 789.9 billion won. The bridge opened temporarily in September and October 2002 for the 2002 Asian Games. However, it was not officially opened until January 2003.

History

The bridge made international headlines in February 2019 when a Russian cargo ship (which had just left from the Port of Busan and was heading to Vladivostok) crashed into the bridge. As a result, a five-meter wide hole was torn into the lower part of the bi-level bridge, but no injuries were reported. The ship's captain was allegedly inebriated during the crash, which may have contributed to the incident.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Gwangan Bridge" and modified on 3 March 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20003999
  • Published on:
    25/06/2002
  • Last updated on:
    18/02/2023
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