Seongsu Bridge

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Seongsu Bridge
Hangul:	성수대교
Hanja:	聖水大橋
Revised Romanization:	Seongsu Daegyo
McCune-Reischauer:	Sŏngsu Taegyo

The Seongsu Bridgeis a bridge over the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. The cantilever bridge was completed in 1979 and its total length is 1160 m. It became infamous when it collapsed on October 21, 1994 . The bridge collapsed early in the morning when one of its concrete slabs fell due to a failure of the suspension structure. This structural failure was caused by improper welding of the steel trusses of the suspension structure beneath the concrete slab roadway. In the accident 32 people died and 17 were injured. Afterwards, the bridge was supposed to be repaired, but because of a weakness in the structure, it had to be completely redesigned and rebuilt. The new design was finished on 15th August, 1997, and is similar to the original design.

[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Han River bridges

[edit] External links

• Collapse of Seongsu Bridge

Bridges over the Han River

To the west Gimpo Bridge Haengju Bridge Banghwa Bridge Gayang Bridge Seongsan Bridge Dangsan Railway Bridge Yanghwa Bridge Seogang Bridge Mapo Bridge Wonhyo Bridge Hangang Bridge Hangang Railway Bridge Dongjak Bridge Banpo Bridge (Jamsu Bridge) Hannam Bridge Dongho Bridge Seongsu Bridge Yeongdong Bridge Cheongdam Bridge Jamsil Bridge Jamsil Railway Bridge Olympic Bridge Cheonho Bridge Gwangjin Bridge Gangdong Bridge To the east