Pyongyang–Kaesong Motorway
Pyongyang–Kaesong Motorway | |
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평양개성고속도로 | |
Route information | |
Part of AH1 | |
Length | 170 km (110 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Tongil Street / Chungsong Bridge, Rangnang-guyok, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway, Kangnam-gun, North Hwanghae Sariwon–Sincheon Motorway, Hwangju-gun, North Hwanghae | |
South end | Entrance to Joint Security Area and the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Kaesong Industrial Region, North Hwanghae |
Location | |
Country | North Korea |
Highway system | |
The Pyongyang-Kaesong Motorway (Korean: 평양개성고속도로; Hancha:
It is 170 km (110 mi) long,[1] with multiple paved lanes and several tunnels. Tourists have reported that there is very light traffic,[2] as well as multiple checkpoints[3] and tank traps.[4]
Construction began in 1987 in preparation for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students to be held in Pyongyang in 1989. The project was economically ill-advised because North Korea had hitherto consistently focused on developing railway links for transport, diminishing the need for new expressways.[5] Construction finished on April 15, 1992, the birthday of North Korea president Kim Il Sung. The entire highway is part of Asian Highway 1.
References
[edit]- ^ Sharpe, M. E. (2003). North Korea Handbook. Yonhap News Agency. p. 396.
- ^ apathseeker No real name given + Add Contact (7 October 2007). "Reunification Highway | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ ""Reunification Highway" P'anmunjom-ni Things to Do Tip by Willettsworld". Members.virtualtourist.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ isa_adsr Michael Day+ Add Contact (2011-09-02). "Tank traps | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ Hy-Sang Lee (2001). North Korea: A Strange Socialist Fortress. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-275-96917-2.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Pyongyang-Kaesong motorway at Wikimedia Commons