Gyeongin Expressway
{{Short description|Oldest expressway in South Korea}}
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox road
|country=KOR
|type=EX
|route=120
|alternate_name=Gyeongin Expressway
|map=120 Gyeongin.svg
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|length_km=24
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|established=1968
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|direction_a=east
|terminus_a={{ill|Sinwol Interchange|ko|신월 나들목}} in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul
|junction=
|direction_b=west
|terminus_b=Nam-gu, Incheon}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=경인 고속 도로
|hanja={{Linktext|京|仁}} {{linktext|高|速}} {{linktext|道|路}}
|rr=Gyeongin Gosok Doro
|mr=Kyŏngin Kosok Toro
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File:Gyeongin expressway large.PNG
The Gyeongin Expressway, officially Expressway No. 120, is an expressway in South Korea connecting the Yangcheon District of Seoul to the Nam District of Incheon. It is the oldest expressway in South Korea.
Construction began March 24, 1967. The initial segment between Gajwa in the Seo District of Incheon and Yangpyeong-dong in the Yeongdeungpo District of Seoul opened on December 21, 1968. In 1985, the easternmost segment between Yangpyeong and the Shinwol Interchange was transferred to Seoul, making Shinwol in the Yancheong District the new terminus.
It was assigned route number 2 in 1983. In 2001, South Korea re-rationalized its expressway numbering system, and it was redesignated route 120.
History
- 24 March 1967: Construction begins
- 21 December 1968: Yangpyeongdong~Gajwa segment open to traffic.
- 21 July 1969: Gajwa~Incheon Port segment open to traffic.
- 12 November 1985: Korea National Expressway Corporation passes control of the northernmost 5 km stretch of expressway (between Sinwol and Yangpyeong-dong) to the City of Seoul.
Compositions
= Lanes =
- Incheon~W.Incheon IC: 6
- W.Incheon~Seoul: 8
= Length =
- 24 km
= Limited Speed =
- 100 km/h
List of facilities
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
- IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
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! No. !! Name !! Korean Name !! Hanja Name !! Connections !! Notes !! Location |
| || Incheon || 인천 시점 || 仁川 始點 || 20px National Route 77 (A-am Daero) Provincial Route 84 Provincial Route 98 Inhang-ro || Expressway Start || rowspan="2" | Nam-gu, Incheon |
|---|
| 1
|| Dohwa IC || 도화나들목 || 道禾나들목 || 20px National Route 42 |
| 2
|| Gajwa IC || 가좌나들목 || 佳佐나들목 || 20px National Route 6(Ganam-ro) |
| 3
|| W. Incheon IC || 서인천나들목 || 西仁川나들목 || 20px National Route 6(Ganam-ro, Bongo-daero) |
| 4
|| Bupyeong IC || 부평나들목 || 富平나들목 || 20px National Route 6 |
| TG
|| Incheon TG || 인천요금소 || 仁川料金所 || || Main Tollgate |
| 5
|| Seoun JC || 서운분기점 || 瑞雲分岐點 || 20px Seoul Ring Expressway || |
| 6
|| Buchen IC || 부천나들목 || 富川나들목 || 20px National Route 6(Ojeong-ro) |
| 7
|| Sinwol IC || 신월나들목 || 新月나들목 || 20px Nambu Beltway |
| || Seoul || 서울 종점 || 서울 終點 || 20px Gukhoe-daero || Expressway End |
| colspan="7" | Connected directly with 20px Gukhoe-daero(국회대로) |
Gallery
File:Gyeongin Expressway.jpg|Expressway Start
File:120 경인고속도로 시점 표지.jpg|Expressway Start Sign(Incheon)
File:도화 나들목.PNG|Dowha IC (Nam-gu, Incheon)
File:경인고속도로.PNG|Gyeonginbuk-gil 387, on the overhead bridge
(West, Incehon direction)
File:경인고속도로.jpg|On the Bupyeong IC Viaduct
(East, Seoul direction)
See also
- Roads and expressways in South Korea
- Transportation in South Korea
- {{ill|Incheondae-ro|ko|인천대로}}
External links
- [http://english.molit.go.kr MOLIT] South Korean Government Transport Department
- [http://www.ex.co.kr KEC] (Korea Expressway Corporation)
{{Public transport in the Seoul Metropolitan Area}}
{{South Korean expressways}}