 The Cheonggyecheon at night. Cheonggyecheon (청계천, 淸溪川, clean.canyon stream.river) is a small river flowing through downtown Seoul and then meeting the Han River. For about 30 years it was located underneath a large bypass created from 1967 to 1976 during the economic development of the time, but it was decided in July of 2003 to restore the creek under mayor Lee Myung-bak and on October 1st, 2005, it was finally opened, bringing much-needed green space back to the northern part of the city. The length of the river is 10.84 km, the total surface area is 59.83㎢, and there are a total of 22 bridges.
The stations the river passes close to are as follows:
[edit] History
The stream was originally covered over with concrete during the presidency of Syngman Rhee, and later on in 1968, the highway was built over top. Restoration of the stream has cost around 900 billion won.
[edit] Bridges
There are a total of 22 bridges along the river. Their names either end with the hanja gyo (교, 橋) or the Korean dari (다리), both meaning bridge. This is a list of bridges going from left to right on the map, or from Seoul City Hall to Dongdaemun and then to the Cheonggyecheon Culture Hall where the last one is located.
(all external links in Korean, but include pictures)
- Mujeongyo (무전교) [1]
- Gwangtonggyo (광통교) [2]
- Gwanggyo (광교) [3]
- Jangtonggyo (장통교) [4]
- Samilgyo (삼일교) [5]
- Imshibodogyo (임실보도교) [6]
- Gwansugyo (관수교) [7]
- Seungyo (세운교) [8]
- Baeogaedari (배오개다리) [9]
- Saebyeokdari (새벽다리) [10]
- Majeongyo (마전교) [11]
- Naraegyo (나래교) [12]
- Beodeuldari (버들다리) [13]
- Ogansugyo (오간수교) [14]
- Malgeunnaedari (맑은내다리) [15]
- Dasangyo (다산교) [16]
- Yeongdogyo (영도교) [17]
- Hwanghakgyo (황학교) [18]
- Biudanggyo (비우당교) [19]
- Muhakgyo (무학교) [20]
- Dumuldari (두물다리) [21]
- Gosanjagyo (고산자교) [22]
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