BANPO BRIDGE

WHEN & WHERE

• Built in January 11, 1980 to June 25, 1982
• Located in Seoul, South Korea
• Crosses the Han River

TYPE OF BRIDGE

• Longest fountain bridge in the world
• Girder bridge
• Double decker bridge

CHALLENGES

• The bridge was constructed on top of another bridge.
• Adding lights to the bridge, and making them function correctly.
• Constructing the water nozzles onto the bridge

YEARS?

• 2 years and 5 months for construction
• 26 years total, including lights and water nozzels

TRAFFIC USAGE

• Built for traffic to get from the Seocho District to the Yongsan District.
• 550,000 cars per day
• Over 200,750,000 annually

INTRESTING FACTS

• The bridge is a 1,140m long bridge.
• Features 10,000 LED nozzles that run along both sides
• The nozzels shoot out 19 tons of water per minute.
• The bridge was built over the of the Jamsu bridge forming a "double decker".

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "World Interesting Facts." Banpo Bridge. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.
• "Strange Buildings." Banpo Bridge (Seoul, South Korea). N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.