Seohae Bridge

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|bridge_name = Seohae Bridge

|image = Yellow-sea-bridge-744740.jpg

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|official_name = Seohae Grand Bridge

|carries = 6 lanes motorway

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|locale = Gyeonggi and Chungcheongnam, South Korea

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|designer = SAMWOO

|design = cable-stayed bridge

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|mainspan = {{convert|470|m}}

|length = {{convert|7310|m}}

|width = {{convert|34|m}}

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|begin = 1993

|complete = 2000

|open = November 9, 2000

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|coordinates = {{coord|36|56|39.9|N|126|49|23.8|E|region:KR|display=inline,title}}

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The Seohae Bridge ({{langx|ko|서해대교}}) is a cable-stayed bridge that connects Pyongtaek and Dangjin, South Korea. Bridge construction started in 1993 and was completed in 2000 at a cost of 677.7 billion won.{{cite web|url=http://www.dangjin.go.kr/html/en/culture/culture_01_02.html|title=Seohae Grand Bridge|work=New Hope Dangjin|accessdate=2011-04-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184501/http://www.dangjin.go.kr/html/en/culture/culture_01_02.html|archivedate=2016-03-03}} A prop (and some precast segments) fell on August 5, 1999 under construction due to Typhoon Olga.{{cite web|url=http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1999080600289113004&edtNo=6&printCount=1&publishDate=1999-08-06&officeId=00028&pageNo=13&printNo=3574&publishType=00010|title=37 Spans of Seohae Bridge fall|work=The Hankyoreh=1999-08-06}} The bridge opened on November 9, 2000.{{Structurae|id=20000614|name=Seohae Grand Bridge}}

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