Highway system in South KoreaSouth Korea has seven highway systems.[1]
National Expressways1 National Expressways (Korean: 고속국도; Hanja: 高速道路; RR: Gosokgukdo) or Expressways (Korean: 고속도로; Hanja: 高速道路; RR: Gosokdoro) General National highways1 General National highways (Korean: 일반국도; Hanja: 一般國道; RR: Ilbangukdo) or National highways (Korean: 국도; Hanja: 國道; RR: gukdo) Special Metropolitan City roads and Metropolitan City roadsSpecial Metropolitan City roads and Metropolitan City roads (Korean: 특별시도·광역시도; Hanja: 特別市道·廣域市道; RR: Teukbyeolsido·Gwangyeoksido) Special Metropolitan City roads30 20 Special Metropolitan City roads (Korean: 특별시도; Hanja: 特別市道; RR: Teukbyeolsido) are the highway in the special city (Seoul). Metropolitan City roads11 Metropolitan City roads (Korean: 광역시도; Hanja: 廣域市道; RR: Gwangyeoksido) are the highway in the metropolitan city.
Local highwaysLocal highways (Korean: 지방도; Hanja: 地方道; RR: Jibangdo) State-funded local highways13 State-funded local highways (Korean: 국가지원지방도; Hanja: 國家支援地方道; RR: Gukgajiwonjibangdo, shortly Korean: 국지도; Hanja: 國支道; RR: Gukjido) General local highways301 General local highways (Korean: 일반지방도; Hanja: 一般地方道; RR: Ilbanjibangdo Si roadsSi roads (Korean: 시도; Hanja: 市道; RR: Sido) are the highways in the cities (Si). Gun roadsGun roads (Korean: 군도; Hanja: 郡道; RR: Gundo) are the highways in the counties (Gun). Gu roadsGu roads (Korean: 구도; Hanja: 區道; RR: Gudo) are the highways in the districts (Gu). References |