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 |
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| Support conditions: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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| Construction method: |
pylons: Slipforming |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2013 |
finalist
for registered users |
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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 | |
| deck | girder depth | 3.05 m |
| pylons | height | 270 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Design
Structural engineering
Construction engineers
Contractor
Expansion joints
Formwork
Software
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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20043343 - Published on:
03/02/2009 - Last updated on:
18/02/2023