Yeongdong Expressway

Yeongdong Expressway
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Expressway No.50
Yeongdong Expressway
Map
Route information
Length234 km (145 mi)
Existed1971–present
Major junctions
FromSeochang Junction in Namdong-gu, Incheon
Second Gyeongin Expressway
ToGangneung Junction in Gangneung, Gangwon Province
Donghae Expressway
Location
CountrySouth Korea
Major citiesAnsan, Gunpo, Uiwang, Suwon, Yongin, Icheon, Wonju
Highway system
Yeongdong Expressway
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeongdong Gosok Doro
McCune–ReischauerYŏngdong Kosok Toro

The Yeongdong Expressway (Korean영동고속도로; RRYeongdong 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.