# Yeongdong Expressway

The Yeongdong Expressway (Korean: 영동고속도로; RR: Yeongdong Gosok Doro) is an expressway in South Korea. Numbered 50, it connects the Seoul area with Gangwon Province. It is named from Yeongdong, an old name for Gangwon. The road has its western end in Namdong-gu of Incheon Metropolitan City. Its eastern end lies in Gangneung near the east coast. From Incheon to Gangneung, the expressway covers 234.39 kilometers.

## History

* 24 March 1971 : Singal~Saemal (Yongin~Wonju) segment's construction begin. (Length 104 km)
* 1 December 1971 : Singal~Saemal segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
* 31 December 1973 : Yangji IC (Yongin) opens to traffic.
* 26 March 1974 : Saemal~Gangneung segment (Length 97 km) begins construction.
* 14 October 1975 : Saemal~Gangneung segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
* 10 April 1976 : Maseong IC opens to traffic.
* 5 January 1977 : Deokpyeong IC opens to traffic.
* 15 December 1988 : Connected of Donghae Expressway.
* 12 April 1989 : Ansan~Singal Segment (Length 23.2 km) begins construction. (4 lanes)
* 27 February 1991 : Seochang~Ansan Segment (Length 27.6 km) begins construction. (6 lanes)
* 29 November 1991 : Ansan~Singal segment opens to traffic.
* 6 November 1991 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Singal~Wonju segment.
* 6 July 1994 : Seochang~Ansan segment opens to traffic.
* 12 December 1994 : Singal~Wonju widen to 4 lanes.
* 24 November 1995 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Wonju~Woljeong TG.
* 30 July 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Woljeong TG~Hoenggye.
* 27 December 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Hoenggye~Gangneung.
* January 1997 : Work begins to widen to 6 lanes in Ansan~Singal.
* 20 December 1997 : Wonju~Saemal widen to 4 lanes.
* 15 July 1999 : Saemal~Woljeong TG widen to 4 lanes.
* 22 July 2000 : Woljeong TG~Hoenggye widen to 4 lanes.
* 2 May 2001 : Ansan~Singal widen to 4 lanes.
* 28 November 2001 : Hoenggye~Gangneung widen to 4 lanes.
* 31 October 2007 : Work begins to widen to 8 lanes in Singal~Hobeop.
* 29 December 2010 : Singal~Yangji widen to 6 lanes.
* 14 December 2011 : Yangji~Hobeop widen to 8 lanes.
* 28 March 2013 : Seochang~Gunja widen to 10 lanes.
* 3 September 2014 : Ladies' Code suffers a tragic car accident that leads to the deaths of members EunB and RiSe.

## Gallery

* Manjong JC (2007) (Junction to Jungang Expressway
* Hoenggye IC (2007)
* Daegwallyeong 1st Tunnel (2007)

## Compositions
### Lanes

* Yeoju IC ~ Gangneung JC : 4
* Seochang JC ~ Wolgot JC, Gunja JC ~ Ansan IC, Ansan JC ~ N.Suwon IC, Yeoju JC ~ Yeoju IC : 6
* Ansan IC ~ Ansan JC, N.Suwon IC ~ Singal JC, Yongin IC ~ Yeoju JC : 8
* Wolgot JC ~ Gunja JC, Singal JC ~ Yongin IC : 10

### Length

234.4 km

### Limited Speed

* 100 km/h

## List of facilities

* IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
| No. | Name | Korean Name | Hanja Name | Connections | Notes | Location |
| Connected directly with Seoul Ring Expressway through Munemi-ro(무네미로) |||||||
| | Incheon | 인천 시점 | 仁川 始點 | National Route 39 | Expressway Begin Spot | Namdong-gu, Incheon |
| 1 | Seochang JC | 서창분기점 | 西昌分岐點 | 2nd Gyeongin Expressway | | Namdong-gu, Incheon |
| 2 | Wolgot JC | 월곶분기점 | 月串分岐點 | Provincial Route 330 (3rd Gyeongin Highway) | | Siheung, Gyeonggi-do |
| 3 | Gunja JC | 군자분기점 | 君子分岐點 | Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway | Incheon-bound Only | Siheung, Gyeonggi-do |
| TG | Gunja TG | 군자요금소 | 君子料金所 | | Main Tollgate | Siheung, Gyeonggi-do |
| 4 | W. Ansan IC | 서안산나들목 | 西安山나들목 | National Route 39 | | Ansan, Gyeonggi-do |
| SA | Ansan SA | 안산휴게소 | 安山休憩所 | | | Ansan, Gyeonggi-do |
| 5 | Ansan IC | 안산나들목 | 安山나들목 | National Route 42 (Suin-ro) | | Ansan, Gyeonggi-do |
| 6 | Ansan JC | 안산분기점 | 安山分岐點 | Seohaean Expressway | | Ansan, Gyeonggi-do |
| 7 | Dundae JC | 둔대분기점 | 屯垈分岐點 | Seohaean Expressway | Gangneung-bound Only Mokpo-bound Only | Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do |
| 8 | Gunpo IC | 군포나들목 | 軍浦나들목 | National Route 47 | | Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do |
| 9 | E. Gunpo IC | 동군포나들목 | 東軍浦나들목 | Pyeongtaek–Paju Expressway (Indirect Connect) National Route 47 | | Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do |
| 10 | Bugok IC | 부곡나들목 | 富谷나들목 | National Route 1 Provincial Route 309 | | Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do |
| 11 | N. Suwon IC | 북수원나들목 | 北水原나들목 | National Route 1 | | Suwon, Gyeonggi-do |
| 12 | E. Suwon IC | 동수원나들목 | 東水原나들목 | National Route 43 Yongin-Seoul Expressway (Indirect Connect) | | Suwon, Gyeonggi-do |
| 13 | Singal JC | 신갈분기점 | 新葛分岐點 | Gyeongbu Expressway( AH 1) | | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do |
| 14 | Maseong IC | 마성나들목 | 麻城나들목 | Provincial Route 321 | | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do |
| 15 | W. Yongin JC | 서용인분기점 | 西龍仁分岐點 | Capital Region 2nd Ring Expressway | | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do |
| 17 | Yongin IC | 용인나들목 | 龍仁나들목 | National Route 45 | | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do |
| SA | Yongin SA | 용인휴게소 | 龍仁休憩所 | | | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do |
| 18 | Yongin JC | 용인분기점 | 龍仁分岐點 | Sejong-Pocheon Expressway | | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do |
| 19 | Yangji IC | 양지나들목 | 陽智나들목 | National Route 17 National Route 42 | Begin point of Nat'l Route 17 | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do |
| 20 | Deokpyeong IC | 덕평나들목 | 德坪나들목 | Provincial Route 325 | | Icheon, Gyeonggi-do |
| SA | Deokpyeong Jayeon SA | 덕평자연휴게소 | 德坪自然休憩所 | | | Icheon, Gyeonggi-do |
| 21 | Hobeop JC | 호법분기점 | 戶法分岐點 | Jungbu Expressway | | Icheon, Gyeonggi-do |
| 22 | Icheon IC | 이천나들목 | 利川나들목 | National Route 3 | | Icheon, Gyeonggi-do |
| SA | Yeoju SA | 여주휴게소 | 驪州休憩所 | | | Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do |
| 23 | Yeoju JC | 여주분기점 | 驪州分岐點 | Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway | | Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do |
| 24 | Yeoju IC | 여주나들목 | 驪州나들목 | National Route 37 | | Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do |
| SA | Munmak SA | 문막휴게소 | 文幕休憩所 | | Incheon-bound Only | Wonju, Gangwon-do |
| 25 | Munmak IC | 문막나들목 | 文幕나들목 | National Route 42 | | Wonju, Gangwon-do |
| SA | Munmak SA | 문막휴게소 | 文幕休憩所 | | Gangneung-bound Only | Wonju, Gangwon-do |
| 26 | Manjong JC | 만종분기점 | 萬鍾分岐點 | Jungang Expressway | | Wonju, Gangwon-do |
| 27 | Wonju JC | 원주분기점 | 原州分岐點 | Gwangju-Wonju Expressway | | Wonju, Gangwon-do |
| 28 | Wonju IC | 원주나들목 | 原州나들목 | National Route 5 | | Wonju, Gangwon-do |
| 29 | Saemal IC (East Hoengseong) | 새말나들목 (동횡성) | 새말나들목 (東橫城) | National Route 42 | | Hoengseong, Gangwon-do |
| SA | Hoengseong SA | 횡성휴게소 | 橫城休憩所 | | | Hoengseong, Gangwon-do |
| 30 | Dunnae IC | 둔내나들목 | 屯內나들목 | National Route 6 | | Hoengseong, Gangwon-do |
| 30-1 | E. Dunnae IC | 동둔내나들목 | 東屯內나들목 | Cheongtaesan-ro | | Hoengseong, Gangwon-do |
| 31 | Myeonon IC | 면온나들목 | 綿溫나들목 | Provincial Route 408 | | Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do |
| 32 | Pyeongchang IC | 평창나들목 | 平昌나들목 | National Route 6 | Former name is Jangpyeong IC(장평IC) | Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do |
| SA | Pyeongchang SA | 평창휴게소 | 平昌休憩所 | | | Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do |
| 33 | Soksa IC | 속사나들목 | 束沙나들목 | National Route 6 National Route 31 | | Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do |
| 35 | Jinbu IC | 진부나들목 | 珍富나들목 | National Route 6 National Route 59 | | Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do |
| 36 | Daegwallyeong IC | 대관령나들목 | 大關嶺나들목 | Provincial Route 456 | Former name is Hoenggye IC(횡계IC) | Pyeongchang, Gwangwon-do |
| SA | Gangneung SA | 강릉휴게소 | 江陵休憩所 | | | Gangneung, Gangwon-do |
| 37 | Gangneung JC | 강릉분기점 | 江陵分岐點 | Donghae Expressway( AH 6) | | Gangneung, Gangwon-do |