Local Route 1112 (South Korea)

1112 State-Funded Local Highway 1112
국가지원지방도 제1112호선
Bijarim-ro (Pyeongdae–Bonggae Line) 양주 ~ 동두천선
Route information
Length	27.3 km (17.0 mi)
Major junctions
From	Pyeongdae-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, Jeju Province
To	Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Province
Location
Country	South Korea
Highway system
Highway systems of South Korea Expressways National Local

Local Route 1112 Bijarim-ro (Pyeongdae–Bonggae Line) (Korean: 국가지원지방도 제1112호선 비자림로 (평대 ~ 봉개선)) is a local route of South Korea that connects Pyeongdae-ri, Gujwa-eup to Bonggae-dong in Jeju City, Jeju Province. It was nicknamed Bijarim-ro because the area around Pyeongdae-ri, Gujwa-eup is densely populated with zelkova trees.^{[citation needed]}

The local route began in 1967 when the primeval forest was cut down to create an unpaved road for livestock farming. Starting in 1976, some sections of the road were paved, and it began to function as a tourist road. In 1979, it was named the Eastern Livestock Tourism Road and designated as a local route. The name Bijarim-ro was given in 1985.^{[citation needed]}

This route was not developed from an existing road, but rather a new road was created by cutting down a primeval forest, so zelkova trees are spread out like a folding screen on both sides of the road. Because of these characteristics, in 2002, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation (now the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) awarded this road the grand prize at the '1st Beautiful Road' contest.^{[citation needed]}