Ongryu Bridge, also spelled Okryu Bridge and Ongnyu Bridge, is a bridge on the Taedong River in and near Pyongyang, North Korea. Construction began in March 1958; the bridge was opened in August 1960.[1]
| Ongryu Bridge | |
 From the top of the Juche Tower facing north, the Okryu Bridge is in the foreground, with Rungra Islet and Moran Hill behind it | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 옥류교 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Ongnyugyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ongnyugyo |
Located between the old Taedong Bridge before it and the Rungra Bridge above it, it is the fourth (heading upstream) of six Pyongyang bridges on the Taedong. It connects Chung-guyok on the Taedong's right (west) bank to Taedonggang-guyok on the left bank.[2] The famous restaurant Okryu-gwan is near its right foot, while the Juche Tower is located just south of its left foot.[1]
Construction
editOngryu Bridge is a prestressed concrete box girder bridge measuring approximately 700 by 28.5 metres (2,297 by 94 ft), with four lanes for cars.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "평양 옥류교 건설 뒷얘기 [The story after the construction of Pyongyang's Okryu Bridge]", The Daily NK, 2006-01-31, retrieved 2010-07-02
- ^ a b "옥류교 [Okryu Bridge]", Doosan Encyclopedia, retrieved 2010-07-02[permanent dead link]
39°1′30″N 125°45′40″E / 39.02500°N 125.76111°E
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