Yeongdong Expressway

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Expressway No.50
Yeongdong Expressway

Route information
Length:	234 km (145 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Seochang Junction in Namdong-gu, Incheon Second Gyeongin Expressway
To:	Gangneung Junction in Gangneung, Gangwon Province Donghae Expressway
Location
Major cities:	Ansan, Gunpo, Uiwang, Suwon, Yongin, Icheon, Wonju
Highway system
National highways of South Korea Expressways in South Korea

Yeongdong Expressway
Hangul	영 동 고 속 도 로
Hanja	嶺東高速道路

Revised Romanization	Yeongdong Gosok Doro
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngdong Kosok Toro

The Yeongdong Expressway (Korean: 영동 고속도로; Yeongdong Gosok Doro) is a freeway in South Korea. Numbered 50, it connects the Seoul area with Gangwon Province. It is named from Yeongdong, an old name for Gangwon. The road has its western end in Namdong-gu of Incheon Metropolitan City. Its eastern end lies in Gangneung near the east coast. From Incheon to Gangneung, the expressway covers 234.39 kilometers.

History

24 March 1971 : Singal~Saemal (Yongin~Wonju) segment's construction begin. (Length 104km)
1 December 1971 : Singal~Saemal segment opens to traffic.(2 lanes)
31 December 1973 : Yangji IC (Yongin) opens to traffic.
26 March 1974 : Saemal~Gangneung segment(Length 97km) begins construction.
14 October 1975 : Saemal~Gangneung segment opens to traffic.(2 lanes)
10 April 1976 : Maseong IC opens to traffic.
5 January 1977 : Deokpyeong IC opens to traffic.
15 December 1988 : Connected of Donghae Expressway.
12 April 1989 : Ansan~Singal Segment(Length 23.2km) begins construction.(4 lanes)
27 February 1991 : Seochang~Ansan Segment (Length 27.6km) begins construction.(6 lanes)
29 November 1991 : Ansan~Singal segment opens to traffic.
6 November 1991 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Singal~Wonju segment.
6 July 1994 : Seochang~Ansan segment opens to traffic.
12 December 1994 : Singal~Wonju widen to 4 lanes.
24 November 1995 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Wonju~Woljeong TG.
30 July 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Woljeong TG~Hoenggye.
27 December 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Hoenggye~Gangneung.
January 1997 : Work begins to widen to 6 lanes in Ansan~Singal.
20 December 1997 : Wonju~Saemal widen to 4 lanes.
15 July 1999 : Saemal~Woljeong TG widen to 4 lanes.
22 July 2000 : Woljeong TG~Hoenggye widen to 4 lanes.
2 May 2001 : Ansan~Singal widen to 4 lanes.
28 November 2001 : Hoenggye~Gangneung widen to 4 lanes.
31 October 2007 : Work begins to widen to 8 lanes in Singal~Hobeop.
29 December 2010 : Singal~Yangji widen to 6 lanes.
14 December 2011 : Yangji~Hobeop widen to 8 lanes.
28 March 2013 : Seochang~Gunja widen to 10 lanes.

Gallery

North Suwon I.C.

Compositions

Lanes

Yeoju IC ~ Gangneung JC : 4
Seochang JC ~ Wolgot JC, Gunja JC ~ Ansan IC, Ansan JC ~ N.Suwon IC, Yeoju JC ~ Yeoju IC : 6
Ansan IC ~ Ansan JC, N.Suwon IC ~ Singal JC, Yongin IC ~ Yeoju JC : 8
Wolgot JC ~ Gunja JC, Singal JC ~ Yongin IC : 10

Length

234.4km

Limited Speed

100km/h

List of Facilities

IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate

No.	Name	Korean Name	Hanja Name	Connections	Notes	Location
	Incheon Begin	인천 시점	仁川始點	National Route 39	Expressway Begin	Namdong-gu, Incheon
1	Seochang JC	서창분기점	西昌分岐點	2nd Gyeongin Expressway (Expressway Route 110)
2	Wolgot JC	월곶분기점	月串分岐點	Provincial Route 330		Siheung, Gyeonggi-do
3	Gunja JC	군자분기점	君子分岐點	Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway (Expressway Route 153)
TG	Gunja TG	군자요금소	君子料金所
4	W. Ansan IC	서안산나들목	西安山나들목	National Route 39		Ansan, Gyeonggi-do
5	Ansan IC	안산나들목	安山나들목	National Route 42
6	Ansan JC	안산분기점	安山分岐點	Seohaean Expressway (Expressway Route 15)
7	Dundae JC	둔대분기점	屯垈分岐點	Seohaean Expressway (Expressway Route 15)		Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do
8	Gunpo IC	군포나들목	軍浦나들목	National Route 47
10	E. Gunpo IC	동군포나들목	東軍浦나들목	National Route 47
11	Bugok IC	부곡나들목	富谷나들목	National Route 1		Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do
12	N. Suwon IC	북수원나들목	北水原나들목	National Route 1		Suwon, Gyeonggi-do
13	E. Suwon IC	동수원나들목	東水原나들목	National Route 43
14	Singal JC	신갈분기점	新葛分岐點	Gyeongbu Expressway (Expressway Route 1)		Yongin, Gyeonggi-do
15	Maseong IC	마성나들목	麻城나들목	Provincial Route 321
17	Yongin IC	용인나들목	龍仁나들목	National Route 45
SA	Yongin SA	용인휴게소	龍仁休憩所
19	Yangji IC	양지나들목	陽智나들목	National Route 17, National Route 42
20	Deokpyeong IC	덕평나들목	德坪나들목	Provincial Route 325		Icheon, Gyeonggi-do
SA	Deokpyeong Jayeon SA	덕평자연휴게소	德坪自然休憩所
21	Hobeop JC	호법분기점	戶法分岐點	Jungbu Expressway (Expressway Route 35)
22	Icheon IC	이천나들목	利川나들목	National Route 3
SA	Yeoju SA	여주휴게소	驪州休憩所			Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do
23	Yeoju JC	여주분기점	驪州分岐點	Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway (Expressway Route 45)
24	Yeoju IC	여주나들목	驪州나들목	National Route 37
SA	Munmak SA	문막휴게소	文幕休憩所		Incheon-bound Only	Wonju, Gangwon-do
25	Munmak IC	문막나들목	文幕나들목	National Route 42
SA	Munmak SA	문막휴게소	文幕休憩所		Gangneung-bound Only
26	Manjon JC	만종분기점	萬鍾分岐點	Jungang Expressway (Expressway Route 55)
28	Wonju IC	원주나들목	原州나들목	National Route 5
29	Saemal IC	새말나들목	새말나들목	National Route 42		Hoengseong, Gangwon-do
SA	Hoengseong SA	횡성휴게소	橫城休憩所
30	Dunnae IC	둔내나들목	屯內나들목	National Route 6
31	Myeonon IC	면온나들목	綿溫나들목	Provincial Route 408		Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do
32	Jangpyeong IC	장평나들목	長坪나들목	National Route 6
SA	Pyeongchang SA	평창휴게소	平昌休憩所
33	Soksa IC	속사나들목	束沙나들목	National Route 6, National Route 31
35	Jinbu IC	진부나들목	珍富나들목	National Route 6, National Route 59
36	Hoenggye IC	횡계나들목	橫溪나들목	Provincial Route 456
SA	Gangneung SA	강릉휴게소	江陵休憩所			Gangneung, Gangwon-do
37	Gangneung JC	강릉분기점	江陵分岐點	Donghae Expressway (Expressway Route 65)	Expressway End

External links

MOLIT South Korean Government Transport Department

Public transport in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Railroads

KTX	Gyeongbu Line Honam Line

Metropolitan Subway Lines	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7 Line 8 Line 9 AREX Jungang Gyeongui Gyeongchun Bundang Suin Sinbundang Incheon 1 Everline U Line

Under construction	Ui LRT(2014) Yeoju (2015) Incheon 2 (2016) Sosa-Wonsi (2016)

Planned	Daegok–Sosa (2017) Sinansan (2018) Seoul LRT lines GTX Incheon 3

Cancelled	Wolmido Galaxy Rail

Expressways

#1
#15
#35
#37
#50
#60
#100
#110
#120
#130

Buses

Seoul
Gyeonggi-do
Incheon
Seoul Express Bus Terminal
Central City
Dongseoul Bus Terminal
Sangbong Intercity Bus Terminal
Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal

Airports