Jungang Expressway Explained

Country:	KOR
Type:	EX
Route:	55
Alternate Name:	Jungang Expressway 중앙고속도로
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	388.1
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	Sasang-gu, Busan Gwanmun-daero
Cities:	Andong, Yeongju, Jecheon, Wonju
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	Chuncheon, Gangwon Province National Route 5

Hangul:	중앙고속도로
Rr:	Jungang Gosok Doro
Mr:	Chungang Kosok Toro

The Jungang Expressway is an expressway in South Korea. Its name literally means "Central Expressway," and for much of its length it runs through mountainous terrain near the country's east-west center line, including the national parks of Chiaksan and Sobaeksan. It covers a total distance of roughly 388.1 kilometers.

The southern end is in Sasang-gu, Busan, although for much of the distance between Busan and Daegu it runs together with the Gyeongbu Expressway. Its northern end is in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The expressway was completed in December 2001.

There is also a short branch named Jungang Expressway Branch near the southern end. This is numbered 551.

Chuncheon ~ Cheorwon section (63.0 km) is on the drawing boards.

History

September 20, 1989 : Under Construction (Chuncheon ~ Daegu)
December 15, 1994 : Geumho JCT ~ Chilgok (6.1 km), S.Wonju ~ Manjong JCT (6.2 km) section opened the traffic. (2 Lanes)
August 29, 1995 : Chilgok ~ W.Andong (79.8 km), S.Jecheon ~ S.Wonju (30.1 km), Hongcheon~Chuncheon (25.2 km) Section opened the traffic. (2 Lanes)
July 1, 1999 : Gangseo Nakdongganggyo (br) (강서낙동강교, 1.6 km) opened the traffic.
September 16, 1999 : W.Andong ~ Yeongju section opened the traffic.
June 1, 2000 : Chilgok ~ W.Andong, Yeongju ~ Punggi (9.5 km), Jecheon ~ S.Wonju (37.6 km), Hongcheon ~ Chuncheon (26.2 km) opened the traffic. (4 Lanes)
February 12, 2001 : construction began on the Daegu-Busan Expressway segment
August 17, 2001 : Manjong JCT ~ Hongcheon (42.5 km) opened the traffic.
December 14, 2001 : Punggi ~ Jecheon (51.2 km) opened the traffic.
January 2005 : East Daegu Junction ~ East Daegu IC Section opened the traffic.
January 15, 2006 : East Daegu JCT ~ Daedong JCT (Daegu-Busan Expressway) section opened the traffic.

Information

Lanes

Samnak IC ~ Chojeong IC, Daedong JC ~ E.Daegu JC, Geumho JC ~ Chuncheon IC : 4 Lanes
Chojeong IC ~ Daedong JC : 6 Lanes
E.Daegu JC ~ Geumho JC : 8 Lanes

Lengths

Total: 388.10 km

Speed limit

Samnak IC ~ Daedong JC, E.Daegu JC ~ Chuncheon IC : 100 km/h
Daedong IC ~ E.Daegu JC: 110 km/h

Daegu–Busan Expressway

Hangul:	대구부산고속도로
Rr:	Daegu Busan Gosokdoro
Mr:	Taegu Pusan Kosoktoro

The Daegu–Busan Expressway is a segment of the Jungang Expressway which runs north from Daegu to Busan. Officially, it is part of the Jungang Expressway, but some maps use this name for this section. The estimated travel time between the two cities is roughly 1 hour, saving about half an hour over the previous travel time on the Gyeongbu Expressway. The toll for a passenger car is 8,500 won, slightly less than the cost of a KTX ticket between the two cities.

Construction was completed in February 2006, at a total cost of slightly over 1 trillion won. The project was overseen by Hyundai Development Company, also known as I-Park, which has promoted the project under the name "I-Way." It was heavily supported by loans from the Korean Road Infrastructure Fund operated by Australia's Macquarie Bank. The term of the financing is 30 years.

It has 4 lanes over a length of 82.05 km with a speed limit of 100 km/h.

List of facilities

IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
- Blue Section (

■): reiteration section of Gyeongbu Expressway

■): Daegu-Busan Expressway

No.	Name	Korean Name	Hanja Name	Connections	Notes	Location
Connected directly with Gwanmun-daero (관문대로)
	Busan	부산 시점	釜山始點	Gwanmun-daero (Busan Metropolitan City Route 33)	Expressway Start Spot	Sasang	Busan
1		삼락나들목	三樂나들목	Gangbyeon-daero (Busan Metropolitan City Route 66)		Sasang
1		김해공항나들목	金海空港			Gangseo
2		대저분기점	大渚分岐點			Gangseo
2-1		초정나들목	草亭나들목				Gyeongnam
2-2		대동나들목	大東나들목
2-2		대동요금소	大東料金所		Main Tollgate
2-3		대감분기점	大甘分岐點
3		대동분기점	大東分岐點
TG		김해·부산요금소	金海·釜山料金所		Main Tollate
4		상동나들목	上東나들목
5		삼랑진나들목	三浪津나들목			Milyang
6		남밀양나들목	南密陽나들목
7		밀양나들목	密陽나들목
7-1		밀양분기점	密陽分岐點
SA	Cheongdo Saemaeul SA	청도새마을휴게소	淸道새마을休憩所			Cheongdo
8		청도나들목	淸道나들목			Cheongdo
9		수성나들목	壽城나들목				Daegu
TG		대구요금소	大邱料金所		Main Tollate
10		동대구나들목	東大邱나들목			Dong-gu
11		동대구분기점	東大邱分岐點	Gyeongbu Expressway Daegu Ring Expressway (Sangmae JC Branch)
12		도동분기점	道洞分岐點
13		북대구나들목	北大邱나들목	National Route 4 National Route 5 Sincheon-daero Seobyeonnam-ro		Buk-gu
14		금호분기점	琴湖分岐點
15		칠곡나들목	漆谷나들목
15-1		동명동호분기점	東明東湖分岐點
SA	Dongmyeong SA	동명휴게소	東明休憩所				Gyeongbuk
16		다부나들목	多富나들목
17		가산나들목	架山나들목
17-1		군위분기점	軍威分岐點				Daegu
18		군위나들목	軍威나들목
SA	Gunwi SA	군위휴게소	軍威休憩所
19		의성나들목	義城나들목				Gyeongbuk
20		안동분기점	安東分岐點			Andong
21		남안동나들목	南安東나들목
SA	Andong SA	안동휴게소	安東休憩所
22		서안동나들목	西安東나들목
23		예천나들목	醴泉나들목			Yecheon
24		영주나들목	榮州나들목			Yeongju
SA	Yeongju SA	영주휴게소	榮州休憩所
25		풍기나들목	豊基나들목
26		단양나들목	丹陽나들목			Danyang	Chungbuk
SA	Danyang SA	단양휴게소	丹陽休憩所
27		북단양나들목	北丹陽나들목
28		남제천나들목	南堤川나들목			Jecheon
28-1		제천분기점	堤川分岐點
SA	Jecheon SA	제천휴게소	堤川休憩所
29		제천나들목	堤川나들목
30		신림나들목	神林나들목				Gangwon
SA	Chiak SA	치악휴게소	雉岳休憩所
31		남원주나들목	南原州나들목
32		만종분기점	萬鍾分岐點
32-1		신평분기점	新坪分岐點
33		북원주나들목	北原州나들목
SA	Wonju SA	원주휴게소	原州休憩所
34		횡성나들목	橫城나들목			Hoengseong
35		홍천나들목	洪川나들목			Hongcheon
SA	Hongcheongang SA	홍천강휴게소	洪川江休憩所		Chuncheon-bound Only	Hongcheon
36		춘천분기점	春川分岐點			Chuncheon
SA	Chuncheon SA	춘천휴게소	春川休憩所
TG		춘천요금소	春川料金所		Main Tollgate
37		춘천나들목	春川나들목
	Chuncheon	춘천 종점	春川終點		Expressway Ending Spot

References

Web site: The Chosun Ilbo (Korean). 부산,대구 1 시간 이내로. 2006-01-23.