Seongsu Bridge
Seongsu Bridge | |
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 The rebuilt Seongsu Bridge in February 2008. | |
| Coordinates | 37°32′15″N 127°02′06″E / 37.5375°N 127.035°E / 37.5375; 127.035 |
| Locale | Han River, Seoul, South Korea |
| Other name(s) | Sŏngsu Bridge |
| Maintained by | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of lanes | 8 (formerly 4) |
| History | |
| Constructed by |
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| Built | April 9, 1977-October 15, 1979 |
| Construction cost | |
| Rebuilt | April 26, 1995 - July 3, 1997 |
| Collapsed | 7:38 a.m. Korea Standard Time on October 21, 1994 |
| Location | |
The Seongsu Bridge (Korean: 성수대교; Hanja: 聖水大橋), sometimes spelled Sŏngsu Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the Han River, connecting the Seongdong and Gangnam districts of Seoul, South Korea. The bridge began construction under Hyundai Engineering & Construction on April 26, 1995 and was opened to the public on July 3, 1997 by Seoul Mayor Cho Soon (조순; 趙淳).[1] The original Seongsu Bridge was built in 1979, and was demolished and rebuilt following the Seongsu Bridge disaster on October 21, 1994.
History
Original bridge
The original Seongsu Bridge was built by Dong Ah Construction Industrial Company, opening to the public on October 15, 1979.[2][1] The bridge spanned 1,160 meters (3,810 ft) and was 19.4 meters (64 ft) wide, accommodating 4 lanes of traffic.[3] Fifteen years later, on the morning of October 21, 1994, a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed, killing 32 people and injuring 17 others.[2] The collapse was ruled a result of poor welding, rusted extension hinges, and lack of general maintenance— and would result in the convictions of 16 city government and construction workers on charges of criminal negligence.[4]
In the aftermath of the disaster, the Seoul Metropolitan Government originally planned to repair and reopen the bridge to traffic within three months, but reversed course after public outcry.[5]: 175
New bridge
Construction for the new bridge began in March 1996 under Hyundai Engineering & Construction. Construction for the replacement bridge cost 78 billion won (equivalent to ₩134 billion in 2017[6]), about 6.8 times the original price.[7][8] The new bridge was opened to the public on July 3, 1997, by Mayor Cho Soon, and a memorial was held on the bridge.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Welcom to the NEMA National Emergency Management Agency". 2006-03-03. Archived from the original on 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b "32 Reported Dead as Bridge Collapses in Seoul". The New York Times. 1994-10-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "'성수대교 붕괴' 20년... 그때는 이럴 줄 몰랐다". OhmyNews (in Korean). 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "「성수대교붕괴」 전원 석방/서울지법/16명 집행유예·1명무죄 선고". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ Kim, Yong-kyun (2017). Disaster risk management in the Republic of Korea. Hong-Gyoo Sohn. Singapore. ISBN 978-981-10-4789-3. OCLC 993623594.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 1906 to 1911: Williamson J. (1999), Nominal Wage, Cost of Living, Real Wage and Land Rent Data for Korea 1906-1939 1912 to 1939: Mizoguchi, T. (1972). Consumer Prices and Real Wages in Taiwan and Korea Under Japanese Rule. Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 13(1), 40-56. Retrieved May 21, 2021. Afterwards, consumer price index from Statistics Korea. Consumer Price Index by year. Retrieved 3 April 2018
- ^ 전, 상봉 (2014-10-20). "'성수대교 붕괴' 20년... 그때는 이럴 줄 몰랐다" [20 years since the 'Seongsu Bridge collapse'...we didn't know it would turn out like this back then] (in Korean). OhmyNews. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ 대형 참사... 성수대교 붕괴 (10월21일)ㅣ뉴튜브 – 영상실록, 오늘N [46회] / YTN2, YTN, archived from the original on February 22, 2023, retrieved 2023-02-24
- ^ "Collapse of Seongsu Bridge". National Emergency Management Agency (South Korea). Archived from the original on March 3, 2006. Retrieved 2006-03-03.
- ^ [꼬꼬무 55회 요약] 대한민국 최악의 참사, 순식간에 무너진 '성수대교 붕괴 참사' | 꼬리에 꼬리를 무는 그날 이야기 (SBS방송), SBS, archived from the original on February 22, 2023, retrieved 2023-02-24
External links
- Sungsoo Grand Bridge at Structurae
- Collapse of Seongsu Bridge
37°32′15″N 127°02′06″E / 37.53750°N 127.03500°E / 37.53750; 127.03500
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