Pyongyang-Kaesong Expressway
The Pyongyang-Kaesŏng Expressway (Kor. 평양 개성 고속도로 , 平壤 - 開 城 高速 道路 , Pyeongyang-Gaeseong-Gosogdolo ) is a trunk road in North Korea that connects Pyongyang with Kaesŏng . It is also known as the "Reunification Highway".
construction
Construction work on the trunk road began in 1987 and was completed punctually on April 15, 1992 on the occasion of Kim Il-Sung's birthday. It is part of the Asian Highway 1 . The total length is around 170 kilometers.
The line has been gradually modernized since 2007.
The little traffic is noteworthy
The expressway in the North Korean countryside
70 kilometers to Seoul
Typical street signs
Fall body locks on the route
course
Pyongyang
The highway begins in Pyongyang in the district of P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk as a continuation of Chollima Street where the Taedong-gang is crossed by the Chungsong Bridge . Well crosses in the district Rangnang-guyok the Tongil Street or road reunification (not to be confused with the Reunification Highway, also known as Highway reunification is known).
The SEK animation studios follow and the reunification memorial is crossed under. You will then come to a motorway triangle where the Pyongyang-Vonsan Expressway begins. This is also where the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology campus is located .
Hwanghae-pukto Province
Outside the capital, the highway finally leads in the province of Hwanghae-pukto via Sariwŏn to Kaesŏng directly into the demilitarized zone , where it ends shortly before the border with South Korea .
Buildings
In addition to numerous tunnels, there are relatively many control points and anti-tank barriers.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ North Korea Handbook . Yonhap News Agency, p. 396
- ↑ End of the standstill: Trains are supposed to roll over the Korean border again . Spiegel Online , November 16, 2007
- ↑ 'Reunification Highway' P'anmunjom-ni Things to Do Tip by Willettsworld. Retrieved September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Tank traps. In: Flickr - Photo Sharing! Retrieved September 20, 2015 .
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