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{{short description|Road}}
[[File:Near Degwallyong IC Old Yeongdong Expressway.jpg|300px|thumb|Yeongdong Expressway]]
{{Infobox road
|country=KOR
|type=EX
|route=50
|alternate_name=Yeongdong Expressway
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|length_mi=
|length_km= 234
|length_round=
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|established=1971
|replaces= 
|direction_a=
|terminus_a= [[Seochang Junction]] in [[Namdong-gu, Incheon|Namdong-gu]], [[Incheon]]<br />[[Image:Korea Expressway No.110.svg|20px]] [[Second Gyeongin Expressway]]
|cities= [[Ansan]], [[Gunpo]], [[Uiwang]], [[Suwon]], [[Yongin]], [[Icheon]], [[Wonju]]
|junction=
|direction_b= 
|terminus_b= [[Gangneung Junction]] in [[Gangneung]], [[Gangwon-do (South Korea)|Gangwon Province]]<br />[[Image:Korea Expressway No.65.svg|20px]] [[Donghae Expressway]]
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=영동고속도로
|hanja=嶺東高速道路
|rr=Yeongdong Gosok Doro
|mr=Yŏngdong Kosok Toro
}}
The '''Yeongdong Expressway''' ({{Korean|영동고속도로||Yeongdong Gosok Doro}})  is an [[expressway in South Korea]]. Numbered 50, it connects the [[Seoul National Capital Area|Seoul area]] with [[Gangwon-do (South Korea)|Gangwon Province]].  It is named from [[Yeongdong (region)|Yeongdong]], an old name for Gangwon.  The road has its western end in [[Namdong-gu]] of [[Incheon|Incheon Metropolitan City]].  Its eastern end lies in [[Gangneung]] near the east coast.   From [[Incheon]] to [[Gangneung]], the expressway covers 234.39 kilometers.

==History==
* 24 March 1971 : Singal~Saemal ([[Yongin]]~[[Wonju]]) segment's construction begin. (Length 104&nbsp;km)
* 1 December 1971 : Singal~Saemal segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
* 31 December 1973 : Yangji IC ([[Yongin]]) opens to traffic.
* 26 March 1974 : Saemal~Gangneung segment (Length 97&nbsp;km) begins construction.
* 14 October 1975 : Saemal~Gangneung segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes)
* 10 April 1976 : Maseong IC opens to traffic.
* 5 January 1977 : Deokpyeong IC opens to traffic.
* 15 December 1988 : Connected of [[Donghae Expressway]].
* 12 April 1989 : Ansan~Singal Segment (Length 23.2&nbsp;km) begins construction. (4 lanes)
* 27 February 1991 : Seochang~Ansan Segment (Length 27.6&nbsp;km) begins construction. (6 lanes)
* 29 November 1991 : Ansan~Singal segment opens to traffic.
* 6 November 1991 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Singal~Wonju segment.
* 6 July 1994 : Seochang~Ansan segment opens to traffic.
* 12 December 1994 : Singal~Wonju widen to 4 lanes.
* 24 November 1995 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Wonju~Woljeong TG.
* 30 July 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Woljeong TG~Hoenggye.
* 27 December 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Hoenggye~Gangneung.
* January 1997 : Work begins to widen to 6 lanes in Ansan~Singal.
* 20 December 1997 : Wonju~Saemal widen to 4 lanes.
* 15 July 1999 : Saemal~Woljeong TG widen to 4 lanes.
* 22 July 2000 : Woljeong TG~Hoenggye widen to 4 lanes.
* 2 May 2001 : Ansan~Singal widen to 4 lanes.
* 28 November 2001 : Hoenggye~Gangneung widen to 4 lanes.
* 31 October 2007 : Work begins to widen to 8 lanes in Singal~Hobeop.
* 29 December 2010 : Singal~Yangji widen to 6 lanes.
* 14 December 2011 : Yangji~Hobeop widen to 8 lanes.
* 28 March 2013 : Seochang~Gunja widen to 10 lanes.
* 3 September 2014 : [[Ladies' Code]] suffers a tragic car accident that leads to the deaths of members EunB and [[Kwon Ri-se|RiSe]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Manjong JCT Yeongdong Expressway.jpg|Manjong JC (2007) (Junction to [[Jungang Expressway]]
File:Hoenggye IC Yeongdong Expressway.jpg|Hoenggye IC (2007)
File:Yeongdong Expressway Daegwanryeong 1 tunnel.jpg|Daegwallyeong 1st Tunnel (2007)
</gallery>

== Compositions ==
=== Lanes ===
* '''Yeoju IC ~ Gangneung JC''' : 4
* '''Seochang JC ~ Wolgot JC, Gunja JC ~ Ansan IC, Ansan JC ~ N.Suwon IC, Yeoju JC ~ Yeoju IC''' : 6
* '''Ansan IC ~ Ansan JC, N.Suwon IC ~ Singal JC, Yongin IC ~ Yeoju JC'''  : 8
* '''Wolgot JC ~ Gunja JC, Singal JC ~ Yongin IC''' : 10

=== Length ===
* 234.4&nbsp;km

=== Limited Speed ===
* 100&nbsp;km/h

==List of facilities==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
* '''IC''': Interchange, '''JC''': Junction, '''SA''': Service Area, '''TG''':Tollgate

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
|- style="border-bottom:solid 0.25em green;"
! No. !! Name !! Korean Name !! Hanja Name !! Connections !! Notes !! Location
|-
! colspan="7" | Connected directly with [[File:Korea Expressway No.100.svg|20px]] [[Seoul Ring Expressway]] through [[Image:KR road sign 301 (obsolete).svg|20px]] Munemi-ro(무네미로)
|-
!  
|| Incheon || 인천 시점 || 仁川 始點 || [[File:Korea National Route No.39.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 39|National Route 39]] || Expressway Begin Spot ||  rowspan="2" |[[Namdong-gu]],<br /> [[Incheon]]
|-
! 1
|| [[Seochang Junction|Seochang JC]] || 서창분기점 || 西昌分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.110.svg|20px]] [[Second Gyeongin Expressway|2nd Gyeongin Expressway]] || 
|-
! 2
|| [[Wolgot Junction|Wolgot JC]] || 월곶분기점 || 月串分岐點 || [[Korea Provincial Route 330|Provincial Route 330]]<br /><small>([[Third Gyeongin Highway|3rd Gyeongin Highway]])</small> ||  || rowspan="3" |[[Siheung]],<br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! 3
|| [[Gunja Junction|Gunja JC]] || 군자분기점 || 君子分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.153.svg|20px]] [[Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway]] || Incheon-bound Only
|-
! TG
|| Gunja TG || 군자요금소 || 君子料金所 ||  || Main Tollgate
|-
! 4
|| [[West Ansan Interchange|W. Ansan IC]] || 서안산나들목 || 西安山나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.39.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 39|National Route 39]] ||  || rowspan="4" | [[Ansan]],<br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! SA
|| Ansan SA || 안산휴게소 || 安山休憩所  ||  || 
|-
! 5
|| [[Ansan Interchange|Ansan IC]] || 안산나들목 || 安山나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.42.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 42|National Route 42]]<br /><small>(Suin-ro)</small> || 
|-
! 6
|| [[Ansan Junction|Ansan JC]] || 안산분기점 || 安山分岐點 || rowspan="2" | [[File:Korea Expressway No.15.svg|20px]] [[Seohaean Expressway]] ||  
|-
! 7
|| [[Dundae Junction|Dundae JC]] || 둔대분기점 || 屯垈分岐點 || Gangneung-bound Only<br />Mokpo-bound Only || rowspan="3" | [[Gunpo]], <br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! 8
|| [[Gunpo Interchange|Gunpo IC]] || 군포나들목 || 軍浦나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.47.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 47|National Route 47]] || 
|-
! 9
|| [[East Gunpo Interchange|E. Gunpo IC]] || 동군포나들목 || 東軍浦나들목 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.17.svg|20px]] [[Pyeongtaek–Paju Expressway]]<br />(Indirect Connect) [[File:Korea National Route No.47.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 47|National Route 47]] || 
|-
! 10
|| [[Bugok Interchange|Bugok IC]] || 부곡나들목 || 富谷나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.1.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 1|National Route 1]] [[Korea Provincial Route 309|Provincial Route 309]] ||  || [[Uiwang]],<br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! 11
|| [[North Suwon Interchange|N. Suwon IC]] || 북수원나들목 || 北水原나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.1.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 1|National Route 1]] ||  || rowspan="2" | [[Suwon]],<br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! 12
|| [[East Suwon Interchange|E. Suwon IC]] || 동수원나들목 || 東水原나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.43.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 43|National Route 43]]<br />[[File:Korea Expressway No.171.svg|20px]] [[Yongin-Seoul Expressway]]<br />(Indirect Connect) || 
|-
! 13
|| [[Singal Junction|Singal JC]] || 신갈분기점 || 新葛分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.1.svg|20px]] [[Gyeongbu Expressway]]({{Jct|country=KOR|AH|1}}) ||  || rowspan="7" | [[Yongin]], <br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! 14
|| [[Maseong Interchange|Maseong IC]] || 마성나들목 || 麻城나들목 || [[Korea Provincial Route 321|Provincial Route 321]] || 
|-
! 15
|| [[West Yongin Junction|W. Yongin JC]] || 서용인분기점 || 西龍仁分岐點  || [[File:Korea Expressway No.400.svg|20px]] [[Capital Region 2nd Ring Expressway]] ||
|-
! 17
|| [[Yongin Interchange|Yongin IC]] || 용인나들목 || 龍仁나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.45.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 45|National Route 45]] || 
|-
! SA
|| Yongin SA || 용인휴게소 || 龍仁休憩所  ||  || 
|-
! 18
|| [[Yongin Junction|Yongin JC]] || 용인분기점 || 龍仁分岐點  || [[File:Korea Expressway No.29.svg|20px]] [[Sejong-Pocheon Expressway]] ||
|-
! 19
|| [[Yangji Interchange|Yangji IC]] || 양지나들목 || 陽智나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.17.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 17|National Route 17]]<br />[[File:Korea National Route No.42.svg|20px]][[South Korea National Route 42|National Route 42]] || Begin point of Nat'l Route 17
|-
! 20
|| [[Deokpyeong Interchange|Deokpyeong IC]] || 덕평나들목 || 德坪나들목 || [[Korea Provincial Route 325|Provincial Route 325]] ||  || rowspan="4" | [[Icheon]], <br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! SA
|| Deokpyeong Jayeon SA || 덕평자연휴게소 || 德坪自然休憩所 ||  || 
|-
! 21
|| [[Hobeop Junction|Hobeop JC]] || 호법분기점 || 戶法分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.35.svg|20px]] [[Jungbu Expressway]] || 
|-
! 22
|| [[Icheon Interchange|Icheon IC]] || 이천나들목 || 利川나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.3.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 3|National Route 3]] || 
|-
! SA
|| Yeoju SA || 여주휴게소 || 驪州休憩所 ||  ||  || rowspan="3" | [[Yeoju]],<br />Gyeonggi-do
|-
! 23
|| [[Yeoju Junction|Yeoju JC]] || 여주분기점 || 驪州分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.45.svg|20px]] [[Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway]] || 
|-
! 24
|| [[Yeoju Interchange|Yeoju IC]] || 여주나들목 || 驪州나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.37.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 37|National Route 37]] || 
|-
! SA
|| Munmak SA || 문막휴게소 || 文幕休憩所 ||  || Incheon-bound Only || rowspan="6" | [[Wonju]],<br />Gangwon-do
|-
! 25
|| [[Munmak Interchange|Munmak IC]] || 문막나들목 || 文幕나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.42.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 42|National Route 42]] || 
|-
! SA
|| Munmak SA || 문막휴게소 || 文幕休憩所 ||  || Gangneung-bound Only 
|-
! 26
|| [[Manjong Junction|Manjong JC]] || 만종분기점 || 萬鍾分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.55.svg|20px]] [[Jungang Expressway]] || 
|-
! 27
|| [[Wonju Junction|Wonju JC]] || 원주분기점 || 原州分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.52.svg|20px]] [[Gwangju-Wonju Expressway]] ||
|-
! 28
|| [[Wonju Interchange|Wonju IC]] || 원주나들목 || 原州나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.5.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 5|National Route 5]] || 
|-
! 29
|| [[Saemal Interchange|Saemal IC]]<br />(East Hoengseong) || 새말나들목<br />(동횡성) || 새말나들목<br />(東橫城) || [[File:Korea National Route No.42.svg|20px]] [[South Korea National Route 42|National Route 42]] ||  || rowspan="4" | [[Hoengseong]],<br />Gangwon-do
|-
! SA
|| Hoengseong SA || 횡성휴게소 || 橫城休憩所 ||  || 
|-
! 30
|| [[Dunnae Interchange|Dunnae IC]] || 둔내나들목 || 屯內나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.6.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 6|National Route 6]] || 
|-
!30-1
|| [[East Dunnae Interchange|E. Dunnae IC]] || 동둔내나들목 || 東屯內나들목 || [[Cheongtaesan-ro]] ||
|-
! 31
|| [[Myeonon Interchange|Myeonon IC]] || 면온나들목 || 綿溫나들목 || [[Korea Provincial Route 408|Provincial Route 408]] ||  || rowspan="6" | [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]],<br />Gwangwon-do
|-
! 32
|| [[Pyeongchang Interchange|Pyeongchang IC]] || 평창나들목 || 平昌나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.6.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 6|National Route 6]] || Former name is<br />Jangpyeong IC(장평IC)
|-
! SA
|| Pyeongchang SA || 평창휴게소 || 平昌休憩所 ||  || 
|-
! 33
|| [[Soksa Interchange|Soksa IC]] || 속사나들목 || 束沙나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.6.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 6|National Route 6]]<br />[[File:Korea National Route No.31.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 31|National Route 31]] || 
|-
! 35
|| [[Jinbu Interchange|Jinbu IC]] || 진부나들목 || 珍富나들목 || [[File:Korea National Route No.6.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 6|National Route 6]]<br />[[File:Korea National Route No.59.svg|20px]] [[Korea National Route 59|National Route 59]] || 
|-
! 36
|| [[Daegwallyeong Interchange|Daegwallyeong IC]] || 대관령나들목 || 大關嶺나들목 || [[Korea Provincial Route 456|Provincial Route 456]] || Former name is<br />Hoenggye IC(횡계IC)
|-
! SA
|| Gangneung SA || 강릉휴게소 || 江陵休憩所 ||  ||  || rowspan="2" | [[Gangneung]],<br />Gangwon-do
|-
! 37
|| [[Gangneung Junction|Gangneung JC]] || 강릉분기점 || 江陵分岐點 || [[File:Korea Expressway No.65.svg|20px]] [[Donghae Expressway]]({{Jct|country=KOR|AH|6}}) || 
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Roads and expressways in South Korea]]
*[[Transportation in South Korea]]

== External links ==
* [http://english.molit.go.kr MOLIT] [[Government of South Korea|South Korean Government]] [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Korea)|Transport Department]]

{{Public transport in the Seoul Metropolitan Area}}
{{South Korean expressways}}
{{Authority control}}
{{coord missing|South Korea}}

[[Category:Yeongdong Expressway| ]]
[[Category:Transport in Gangwon Province, South Korea]]
[[Category:Expressways in South Korea]]
[[Category:Transport in Gyeonggi Province]]
[[Category:Roads in Incheon]]
[[Category:Roads in Gyeonggi]]
[[Category:Roads in Gangwon]]