Olympic Bridge
| Olympic Bridge | |
 | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 올림픽대교 |
| Hanja | 올림픽大橋 |
| RR | Ollimpik daegyo |
| MR | Ollimp'ik taegyo |
The Olympic Bridge (Korean: 올림픽대교), also known as the Grand Olympic Bridge, is a bridge over the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. The bridge connects the Gwangjin and Songpa districts.[1]
Construction
[edit | edit source]The bridge was meant to celebrate the 1988 Summer Olympics, which were to be held in Seoul. A design contest for the bridge began in 1984, and the design was selected by April 1985.[1]
Construction on the bridge started in November 1985.[1] It opened on November 15, 1989, after the games;[1] it was delayed as part of the foundation collapsed.[citation needed]
2001 military helicopter crash
[edit | edit source]On May 29, 2001, a CH-47D helicopter from ROK Army, attempting to lower a sculpture onto the top of the bridge, crashed and fell into the Han River, killing all three on board.[2][3][4]
References
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