Yi Sun-sin Bridge

Yi Sun-sin Bridge (Korean: 이순신대교; Hanja: 李舜臣大橋) is a suspension bridge in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The bridge is one part of The Approach Road to Yeosu Industrial Complex. It is the world's eighth longest suspension bridge in terms of its main span length of 1,545 m since it opened in 2012.^[1] The bridge connects Gwangyang with Myodo-dong, a small island that is also part of Yeosu.

Coordinates34.899237°N 127.704808°E / 34.899237; 127.704808

CarriesIsunsin-daero

CrossesSouth Sea

LocaleYeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

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Yi Sun-sin Bridge 이순신대교
Coordinates	34.899237°N 127.704808°E / 34.899237; 127.704808
Carries	Isunsin-daero
Crosses	South Sea
Locale	Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
Total length	2,260 metres (7,410 ft)
Width	27 metres (89 ft)
Height	270 metres (890 ft)
Longest span	1,545 metres (5,069 ft)
Clearance above	80m
History
Designer	Yooshin corporation
Engineering design by	Yooshin corporation
Constructed by	Daelim Industrial Co.
Construction start	November 2007
Opened	12 May 2012
Statistics
Toll	none
Location
Interactive map of Yi Sun-sin Bridge

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Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Admiral who was born in 1545 and built the world first ironclad warship called 'the Turtle ship' and defended the country against Japanese navy in the Joseon period. The bridge was designed by Yooshin Engineering Corporation^[2] and was constructed by Daelim Industrial Company.

Unlike the previous suspension bridges in Korea, Daelim's engineers carried out the whole construction engineering by themselves despite its outstanding scale compared with the former ones.^{[citation needed]}

The bridge was a finalist in the Outstanding Structure Award 2013.^[3]