National Route 7 (South Korea)

National Route 7
국도 제7호선
Route information
Part of
Length:	1,192.0 km (740.7 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Jung, Busan National Route 2
North end:	Goseong, Gangwon
Highway system
National highways of South Korea Expressways in South Korea

National Route 7 (Korean: 국도 제 7호선, Gukdo Je Chil(7) Hoseon) is a national highway in South Korea. It connects Busan with Goseong in Gangwon Province. Before the division of the Korean Peninsula, the highway ran until Onsong, North Hamgyong Province, in present-day North Korea.

This highway will be one of the Asia Highway Route 6 until all segments of Donghae Expressway opens to traffic. Its name in Pohang~Goseong is Donghae-daero (Korean: 동해대로).

History

• 31 November 1979: Samcheok~Pohang segment opens to traffic. (2 Lanes)
• 29 December 2010: All segment of Route 7 widen 4 lanes.

Characteristics

In de jure, the highway passes through South & North Hamgyong Province, which are de facto controlled by North Korea. By this highway, it throughs Hwasong concentration camp. This fact can be proved via Google Maps.

National highways of South Korea South-North 1 3 5 7 9† 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41† 43 45 47 51† 53† 59 61† 63† 65† 67 71† 73† 75 77 79 81† 83† 87 91† 93† 95 99 West-East 2 4 6 8† 10† 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50† 52† 54† 56 58 62† 64† 72† 74† 76† 78† 80† 82 88 92† 94† †: Hypothetical national highways on the territory of North Korea in the case of reunification 　: Abolished national highways