Donghae Expressway

Expressway No.65
Donghae Expressway 동해고속도로
Route information
Part of AH6
Length	203.93 km (126.72 mi)
Existed	1975–present
Major junctions
South end	Gwangan Bridge in Haeundae, Busan
Major intersections	Ulsan Expressway Dangjin-Yeongdeok Expressway Yeongdong Expressway Seoul-Yangyang Expressway
North end	Sokcho, Gangwon
Location
Major cities	Ulsan, Gyeongju, Pohang, Samcheok, Donghae, Gangneung
Highway system
Highway systems of South Korea Expressways National Local

Gangneung Junction, 2007

Donghae Expressway (Korean: 동해 고속도로; Hanja: 東海高速道路; RR: Donghae Gosok Doro; lit. East Coast 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 62.1 kilometres (38.6 mi), 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 (원산금강산고속도로) and 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 100.83 kilometres (62.65 mi)
• Samcheok–Donghae Rigid Pavement (20.5 km, or 12.73 mi), Jumunjin-Sokcho (rigid pavement, 18.3 km, or 11.37 mi)
• Total: 203.93 kilometres (126.72 mi)

Speed limit[]

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

List of facilities[]

This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one. Please if you can. (November 2021)

• IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
  • (■): Busan-Ulsan Expressway (BTL^[clarify] Section)
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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)	Gwangan Bridge Sinhaeundae station Busan Marine City BEXCO	-	0.00	Expressway Start Spot	Haeundae	Busan
1-1		동부산나들목	東釜山나들목	OSIRIA station	4.50	4.50		Gijang
TG		해운대·송정요금소	海雲臺松亭料金所				Main Tollate
1B		해운대나들목	海雲臺나들목	Gijang-daero	1.53	6.03	Sokcho-bound Enter Only Busan-bound Exit Only
2		기장분기점	機張分岐點	National Route 14 National Route 31	7.89	13.92
3		장안나들목	長安나들목	National Route 14 Kori Nuclear Power Plant	5.39	19.31
SA	Jangan SA	장안휴게소	長安休憩所
4		온양나들목	溫陽나들목	National Route 14,	10.34	29.65		Ulju	Ulsan
5		청량나들목	靑良나들목	National Route 14	7.84	37.49
		울주분기점	蔚州分岐點				(December 2019)
6		문수나들목	文殊나들목	National Route 7( AH6)	5.27	42.76
7		울산분기점	蔚山分岐點	Ulsan Expressway	4.44	47.20
8		범서나들목	凡西交叉路	National Route 14	8.10	55.30
SA	Oedong SA	외동휴게소	外東休憩所					Gyeongju	Gyeongbuk
9		남경주나들목	南慶州交叉路	National Route 7( AH6) Bulguksa	14.56	69.86
10		동경주나들목	東慶州交叉路	National Route 14	11.56	81.42
SA	Yangbuk SA	양북휴게소	陽北休憩所
		오천나들목	烏川交叉路	(Main Expressway)				Pohang
TG		남포항요금소	南浦項料金所				Main Tollgate
11		남포항나들목	南浦項交叉路	National Route 31	19.41	100.83
Pohang ~ Yeongdeok section will open the traffic at December 2023
12		포항공항나들목	浦項公港交叉路	National Route 31 Pohang Airport
BR		영일만대교	迎日灣大橋				L=9.1 km
13		영일항나들목	迎日港交叉路	National Route 7
14		북포항분기점	北浦項分岐點
15		청하나들목	淸河交叉路	National Route 7
SA	Wolpo SA	월포휴게소	月浦休憩所
16		남정나들목	南亭交叉路	National Route 7				Yeongdeok
17		원직분기점	院直分岐點	Dangjin-Yeongdeok Expressway
Yeongdeok ~ Samcheok section(No. 18 ~ 28) is on the drawing boards
29		근덕나들목	近德나들목	National Route 7( AH6)	0.00	0.00		Samcheok	Gangwon
30		삼척나들목	三陟나들목	National Route 7 National Route 38	9.36	9.36
31		동해나들목	東海나들목	National Route 7	8.70	18.06		Donghae
32		망상나들목	望祥나들목	National Route 7	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		옥계나들목	玉溪나들목	National Route 7	6.66	32.96
34		남강릉나들목	南江陵나들목	National Route 7	17.86	50.82
SA	Gujeong SA	구정휴게소	邱井休憩所
35		강릉나들목	江陵나들목	National Route 7 National Route 35 Daegwallyeong	8.21	59.03
36		강릉분기점	江陵分岐點	Yeongdong Expressway	2.70	61.73
37		북강릉나들목	北江陵나들목	National Route 7	7.24	68.97
38		남양양나들목	南襄陽나들목	National Route 7	9.24	78.21		Yangyang
SA	Yangyang SA	양양휴게소	襄陽休憩所
39		하조대나들목	河趙臺나들목	National Route 7 Yangyang International Airport	15.22	93.43
40		양양분기점	襄陽分岐點	Seoul-Yangyang Expressway National Route 44 National Route 56 National Route 59	9.67	103.10
41		북양양나들목	北陽分나들목	Seoraksan	-	115.00		Sokcho
42		속초나들목	束草나들목	National Route 7( AH6)	-	122.16
Sokcho~Ganseong section is on the drawing boards

See also[]

• Roads and expressways in South Korea
• Transportation in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

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External links[]

• MOLIT South Korean Government Transport Department