Donghae Expressway Explained

Country:	KOR
Type:	EX
Route:	65
Alternate Name:	Donghae Expressway 동해고속도로
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	203.93
Established:	1975
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	Gwangan Bridge in Haeundae, Busan
Cities:	Ulsan, Gyeongju, Pohang, Samcheok, Donghae, Gangneung
Junction:	Ulsan Expressway Dangjin-Yeongdeok Expressway Yeongdong Expressway Seoul-Yangyang Expressway
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	Sokcho, Gangwon

Hangul:	동해고속도로
Rr:	Donghae Gosok Doro
Mr:	Tonghae Kosok Toro

Donghae 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, 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.

History

26 March 1974: Construction Began
14 October 1975: Mojeon–Donghae segment opens to traffic (2 lanes)
11 July 1986: Construction started on Jukheon–Mojeon segment
15 December 1988: Jukheon–Donghae segment opens to traffic (2 lanes)
20 August 1999: Work begins to widen to 4 lanes on Hyeonnam–Donghae segment
November 2001: Construction begins on Haeundae–Ulsan section
26 November 2001: Hyeonnam–Gangneung segment opens to traffic (4 lanes)
24 November 2004: Gangneung–Donahae Segment opens to traffic (4 lanes)
December 2004: Construction begins between Hyeonnam and Sokcho
29 December 2008: Haeundae–Ulsan segment opens to traffic (6 lanes)
31 March 2009: Construction begins on Donghae–S.Samcheok section
June 2009: Construction begins on Ulsan–Pohang segment
27 December 2009: Hyeonnam–Hajodae segment opens to traffic
21 December 2012: Hajodae–Yangyang segment opens to traffic
29 December 2015: Ulsan–S.Gyeongju segment opens to traffic
29 December 2015: W.Gyeongju–S.Pohang segment opens to traffic
30 June 2016: S.Gyeongju–W.Gyeongju segment opens to traffic
9 September 2016: Donghae–S.Samcheok segment opens to traffic
24 November 2016: Yangyang–Sokcho segment opens to traffic
2020: Pohang–S.Samcheok segment will open to traffic

Information

Lanes

Samcheok–Donghae, Jumunjin- Sokcho (68 km, rigid pavement) Busan–Songjeong IC, Donghae IC – Gangneung IC, Gangneung JC – Yangyang IC: 4
Songjeong IC – Ulsan JC, Gangneung IC – Gangneung JC: 6

Lengths

Busan–Pohang:Rigid Pavement
Samcheok–Donghae Rigid Pavement (20.5 km, or 12.73 mi), Jumunjin-Sokcho (rigid pavement, 18.3 km, or 11.37 mi)
Total:

Speed limit

All segments of Donghae Expressway have a speed limit of 100 km/h

List of facilities

IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
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■): Busan-Ulsan Expressway (Section)

■): section of Yeongil Bay Bridge

No.	Name	Korean Name	Hanja Name	Connections	Distance		Notes	Location
Connected directly with Gwangan Bridge (Jangsan-ro)
1A		해운대 램프 (시점)	海雲臺 램프 (始點)		-	0.00	Expressway Start Spot	Haeundae	Busan
1-1			東釜山나들목		4.50	4.50		Gijang
TG		해운대·송정요금소	海雲臺松亭料金所				Main Tollate
1B			海雲臺나들목	Gijang-daero	1.53	6.03	Sokcho-bound Enter Only Busan-bound Exit Only
2			機張分岐點		7.89	13.92
3			長安나들목		5.39	19.31
SA	Jangan SA	장안휴게소	長安休憩所
4			溫陽나들목		10.34	29.65			Ulsan
5			靑良나들목		7.84	37.49
	Ulju JC	울주분기점	蔚州分岐點	Hamyang-Ulsan Expressway			(December 2019)
6			文殊나들목	National Route 7	5.27	42.76
7			蔚山分岐點		4.44	47.20
8			凡西交叉路		8.10	55.30
SA	Oedong SA	외동휴게소	外東休憩所					Gyeongju	Gyeongbuk
9			南慶州交叉路		14.56	69.86
10			東慶州交叉路		11.56	81.42
SA	Yangbuk SA	양북휴게소	陽北休憩所
	Ocheon IC	오천나들목	烏川交叉路	Yeongil Bay Bridge (Main Expressway)				Pohang
TG		남포항요금소	南浦項料金所				Main Tollgate
11			南浦項交叉路		19.41	100.83
Pohang ~ Yeongdeok section will open the traffic at December 2023
12	Pohang Airport IC	포항공항나들목	浦項公港交叉路
BR	Yeongil Bay Bridge	영일만대교	迎日灣大橋				L=9.1 km
13	Yeongil Port IC	영일항나들목	迎日港交叉路
14	N. Pohang JC	북포항분기점	北浦項分岐點	Iksan-Pohang Expressway Branch
15	Cheongha IC	청하나들목	淸河交叉路
SA	Wolpo SA	월포휴게소	月浦休憩所
16	Namjeong IC	남정나들목	南亭交叉路					Yeongdeok
17	Wonjik JC	원직분기점	院直分岐點	Dangjin-Yeongdeok Expressway				Yeongdeok
Yeongdeok ~ Samcheok section (No. 18 ~ 28) is on the drawing boards
29			近德나들목	National Route 7	0.00	0.00			Gangwon
30			三陟나들목		9.36	9.36
31			東海나들목		8.70	18.06		Donghae
32			望祥나들목		8.24	26.30
SA	Donghae SA	동해휴게소	東海休憩所				Busan-bound Only
SA	Okgye SA	옥계휴게소	玉溪休憩所				Sokcho-bound Only	Gangneung
33			玉溪나들목		6.66	32.96
34			南江陵나들목		17.86	50.82
SA	Gujeong SA	구정휴게소	邱井休憩所
35			江陵나들목		8.21	59.03
36			江陵分岐點		2.70	61.73
37			北江陵나들목		7.24	68.97
38			南襄陽나들목		9.24	78.21		Yangyang
SA	Yangyang SA	양양휴게소	襄陽休憩所
39			河趙臺나들목		15.22	93.43
40			襄陽分岐點		9.67	103.10
41			北陽分나들목		-	115.00		Sokcho
42			束草나들목	Local Route 56 National Route 7	-	122.16		Sokcho
Sokcho~Ganseong section is on the drawing boards