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.
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| Gyeongin Expressway | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Existed | 1968–present |
| Major junctions | |
| east end | Sinwol Interchange in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul |
| west end | Nam-gu, Incheon |
| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Highway system | |
| Gyeongin Expressway | |
| Hangul | 경인 고속 도로 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeongin Gosok Doro |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngin Kosok Toro |
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 edit
- 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 edit
Lanes edit
- Incheon~W.Incheon IC: 6
- W.Incheon~Seoul: 8
Length edit
- 24 km
Limited Speed edit
- 100 km/h
List of facilities edit
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (November 2021) |
- IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
| No. | Name | Korean Name | Hanja Name | Connections | Notes | Location |
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| Incheon | 인천 시점 | 仁川 始點 |  National Route 77(A-am Daero) Provincial Route 84 Provincial Route 98 Inhang-ro |
Expressway Start | Nam-gu, Incheon | |
| 1 | Dohwa IC | 도화나들목 | 道禾나들목 |  National Route 42 National Route 46(Gyeongin-ro) |
Seoul-bound Only | |
| 2 | Gajwa IC | 가좌나들목 | 佳佐나들목 |  National Route 6(Ganam-ro) National Route 46(Gyeongin-ro) National Route 77(Janggogae-ro)Provincial Route 84(Jungbong-daero) Provincial Route 98 |
Seoul-bound Only | Seo-gu, Incheon |
| 3 | W. Incheon IC | 서인천나들목 | 西仁川나들목 | National Route 6(Ganam-ro, Bongo-daero) National Route 77 Provincial Route 84 Provincial Route 86, Provincial Route 98 |
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| 4 | Bupyeong IC | 부평나들목 | 富平나들목 | National Route 6 National Route 77 Gyeyang-daero Bupyeong-daero |
Bupyeong-gu, Incheon | |
| TG | Incheon TG | 인천요금소 | 仁川料金所 | Main Tollgate | ||
| 5 | Seoun JC | 서운분기점 | 瑞雲分岐點 |  Seoul Ring Expressway |
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| 6 | Buchen IC | 부천나들목 | 富川나들목 | National Route 6(Ojeong-ro) National Route 39(Sinheung-ro) National Route 77(Ojeong-ro) |
Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do | |
| 7 | Sinwol IC | 신월나들목 | 新月나들목 | .svg){kind=small} Nambu Beltway(Seoul City Route 92) |
Yangcheon-gu, Seoul | |
| Seoul | 서울 종점 | 서울 終點 | Gukhoe-daero |
Expressway End | ||
| Connected directly with Gukhoe-daero(국회대로)
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Gallery edit
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Expressway Start -
Expressway Start Sign(Incheon) -
Dowha IC (Nam-gu, Incheon) -
Gyeonginbuk-gil 387, on the overhead bridge
(West, Incehon direction) -
On the Bupyeong IC Viaduct
(East, Seoul direction)
