YEONGCHEON, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s second-longest suspension bridge, the Mount Bohyeon Dam Suspension Bridge, located in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, is set to open on Aug. 30, the municipal government said Monday. The pedestrian bridge will stretch a total of 530 meters, with the gap between the primary towers spanning an estimated [...]
WONJU, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A popular suspension bridge at Mount Sogeum in Wonju, Gangwon Province, will open at night for Christmas. The city plans to open the bridge for three hours from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. from December 4 to 25 for free. During the night opening, a new ‘Sky Wind Road’ [...]
YESAN, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s longest suspension bridge has been built in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province. Yesan will be holding the bridge’s opening ceremony at Yedang Reservoir on April 6. The county invested 10.5 billion won (US$9.2 million) to build the suspension bridge at Lake Yedang in December of last year. [...]
SAMCHEOK, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Samcheok in Gangwon Province, which opened the ‘Era of Cave Tourism’ by developing the Hwanseon cave, recently announced plans for the construction of a new suspension bridge. Samcheok plans to invest 3.5 billion won (US$3.1 million) in the project to transform the entire Tongri Valley into [...]
WONJU, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest suspension bridge, 1.5 meters wide and 200 meters long, has been a favorite of hikers at Sogeum Mountain in Wonju ever since it opened in January. As of March 31, 625,361 individuals had walked across the suspension bridge. Encouraged by the success of the suspension bridge, [...]
WONJU, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A 200m long, 1.5m wide walking suspension bridge, the largest in the country, has been completed and is open for daredevils starting January 11. The bridge is part of the Sogeum Mountain hiking trail in Wonju and spans a chasm between two peaks. Construction on the project began last [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A groundbreaking ceremony has been held in a Turkish seaport for the construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge by an international consortium led by South Korean builder SK E&C, industry sources said Sunday. The ceremony took place on Saturday in Canakkale, Turkey, to coincide with the 60th anniversary [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – An international consortium led by major South Korean builder SK E&C has inked a deal to build the world’s longest suspension bridge in Turkey, government officials in Seoul said Friday. The deal, said to be worth some US$3 billion, was signed in Ankara on Thursday, according to officials from [...]