Donghae Expressway

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Expressway No.65
Donghae Expressway
동해고속도로
Map
Route information
Part of AH 6
Length203.93 km (126.72 mi)
Existed1975–present
Major junctions
South end Gwangan Bridge in Haeundae, Busan
Major intersections Ulsan Expressway
Dangjin-Yeongdeok Expressway
Yeongdong Expressway
Seoul-Yangyang Expressway
North endSokcho, Gangwon
Location
CountrySouth Korea
Major citiesUlsan, Gyeongju, Pohang, Samcheok, Donghae, Gangneung
Highway system
Donghae Expressway
Hangul
동해고속도로
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDonghae Gosok Doro
McCune–ReischauerTonghae Kosok Toro

Donghae Expressway (Korean동해 고속도로; Hanja東海高速道路; RRDonghae Gosok Doro; lit. East Coast Expressway) is an expressway in South Korea, connecting Busan to Sokcho. It is numbered 65 and it is planned to eventually extend all the way along the east coast to Haeundae, Busan. Its current length is 62.1 kilometres (38.6 mi), and It is part of the Asia Highway Route 6.

In 1966. the South Korean Government and IBRD investigated about Gangwon Province, and decided to construct a new Industrial road that connected Sokcho, Gangneung and Samcheok. In 1971, the Government decided to construct Gangneung–Mukho (Donghae City) Section. This expressway was the seventh highway opened in South Korea.

This expressway will connect with Wonsan-Geumgangsan Expressway (원산금강산고속도로) and Wonsan-Hamheung Expressway after Korean reunification.