Highway system in South Korea explained

South Korea has seven highway systems.^[1]

1. National expressways
2. General national highways
3. Special Metropolitan City roads and
4. Local highways
5. Si roads
6. Gun roads
7. Gu roads

National Expressways

See main article: article and Expressways in South Korea. National Expressways or Expressways

General National highways

See main article: article and National highways of South Korea. General National highways or National highways

Special Metropolitan City roads and Metropolitan City roads

Special Metropolitan City roads and Metropolitan City roads

Special Metropolitan City roads

See main article: article and Special Metropolitan City roads of Seoul. Special Metropolitan City roads are the highway in the special city (Seoul).

Metropolitan City roads

Metropolitan City roads are the highway in the metropolitan city.

• Metropolitan City roads of Busan
• Metropolitan City roads of Daegu
• Metropolitan City roads of Incheon
• Metropolitan City roads of Gwangju
• Metropolitan City roads of Daejeon
• Metropolitan City roads of Ulsan

Local highways

See main article: article and Local highways of South Korea. Local highways

State-funded local highways

State-funded local highways (shortly)

General local highways

General local highways (

Si roads

Si roads are the highways in the cities (Si).

Gun roads

Gun roads are the highways in the counties (Gun).

Gu roads

Gu roads are the highways in the districts (Gu).

Notes and References

1. [s:ko:대한민국 도로법#10|Article 10 of the Road Act in South Korea]