Yeongdodaegyo Bridge

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Yeongdodaegyo Bridge is a historic bascule bridge in Busan, South Korea, known for connecting the mainland to Yeongdo Island and for its iconic daily bridge-raising.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Yeongdo Bridge 4
Yeongdodaegyo Bridge canonical 3
영도대교 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bascule bridge
cultural heritage of South Korea
movable bridge
road bridge
tourist attraction
bridgeType single-leaf bascule bridge
connects Busan mainland
Yeongdo Island
constructionStartDate 1931
country South Korea
crosses Port of Busan New Port
surface form: Busan North Port
deckType movable deck
designedFor allowing ship passage by lifting deck
elevationMechanism hydraulic system
function carries road traffic
hasCulturalSignificance meeting point for separated families during Korean War
hasDailyEvent bridge-raising ceremony
hasNearbyPlace Jagalchi Fish Market
surface form: Jagalchi Market

Nampo-dong
Yeongdo District
surface form: Yeongdo-gu
hasReconstruction major renovation completed in 2013
hasViewOf Port of Busan New Port
surface form: Busan Port

Sinuiju, Korea
surface form: Nampo area

Yeongdo Island
heritageDesignation Registered Cultural Heritage of South Korea
heritageDesignationDate 2006
historicalPeriod Japanese colonial era in Korea
length 214 m
locatedIn Busan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Yeongdo District
maintainedBy Busan
surface form: Busan Metropolitan City
material steel
maximumLiftAngle 75 degrees
nativeName Yeongdodaegyo Bridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: 영도대교
nativeNameLanguage ko
notableFor daily bridge-raising
historic role as first bridge linking Busan mainland and Yeongdo Island
numberOfLanes 4
officialName Yeongdodaegyo
openingDate 1934-11-23
owner Busan
surface form: City of Busan
reopeningAfterRenovationDate 2013-11-27
symbolOf Busan
touristActivity watching daily bridge-raising ceremony
trafficType motor vehicles
pedestrians
width 18.3 m

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Jagalchi Fish Market locatedNear Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
Yeongdo District hasLandmark Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
Yeongdo District connectedBy Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
Yeongdodaegyo Bridge nativeName Yeongdodaegyo Bridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 영도대교
Yeongdo Channel crossedBy Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
this entity surface form: Yeongdo Bridge
Huinnyeoul Culture Village hasNearbyAttraction Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
this entity surface form: Yeongdo Bridge
Yeongdo Island hasLandmark Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
this entity surface form: Yeongdo Bridge
Yeongdo Island hasTransportInfrastructure Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
this entity surface form: Yeongdo Bridge