en Gwangan Bridge

Gwangan Bridge
Hangul	광안대교
Hanja	廣安大橋
Revised Romanization	Gwang-andaegyo
McCune–Reischauer	Kwangandaegyo

Gwangandaegyo
Gwangandaegyo
	Gwangandaegyo from the air; September 2022
Coordinates	35°8′46.8″N 129°7′43.1″E / 35.146333°N 129.128639°E
Carries	motorway/freeway
Locale	Busan, South Korea
Official name	Gwangandaegyo
Characteristics
Design	suspension bridge
Total length	900 metres (3,000 ft) (main span); 7,420 metres (24,340 ft) (whole bridge)
Width	24 metres (79 ft)
Longest span	500 metres (1,600 ft)
History
Construction start	1994
Construction end	2002
Opened	2003
Location

The Gwangandaegyo (Korean: 광안대교) or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae District to Suyeong District. 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.^[1] The bridge opened temporarily in September and October 2002 for the 2002 Asian Games. However, it was not officially opened until January 2003.^[2]

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-metre wide hole was torn into the lower part of the bi-level bridge, but there were no injuries reported. The ship's captain was allegedly inebriated at the time of the crash, which may have contributed to the incident.^[2]