Ongryu Bridge , also spelled Okryu Bridge and Ongnyu Bridge , is a bridge on the Taedong River in and near Pyongyang , North Korea . Construction began in March 1958; the bridge was opened in August 1960.
4-578: Located between the old Taedong Bridge before it and the Rungra Bridge above it, it is the fourth (heading upstream) of six Pyongyang bridges on the Taedong. It connects Chung-guyok on the Taedong's right (west) bank to Taedonggang-guyok on the left bank. The famous restaurant Okryu-gwan is near its right foot, while the Juche Tower is located just south of its left foot. Ongryu Bridge
8-449: Is a prestressed concrete box girder bridge measuring approximately 700 by 28.5 metres (2,297 by 94 ft), with four lanes for cars. 39°1′30″N 125°45′40″E / 39.02500°N 125.76111°E / 39.02500; 125.76111 This article about a North Korean building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Taedong Bridge The Taedong Bridge ( Korean : 대동교 )
12-765: Is a bridge over the Taedong River in Pyongyang , North Korea. The bridge was built by the Japanese and completed in 1905. It is one of Pyongyang's two oldest east–west connections via the Taedong Gang, along with the Yanggak Bridge, built in the same year. It was largely destroyed in the Korean War. When Chinese troops advanced near Pyongyang in the winter of 1950, thousands of civilians fled to
16-663: The rubble of the bridge to cross the river in which several people were killed. The crossing of the ruined Taedong Bridge was part of the larger evacuation of Pyongyang during the Korean War. The event was taken on December 5, 1950, by Associated Press photographer Max Desfor titled Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea , for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1951. 39°00′44″N 125°45′25″E / 39.0122°N 125.7570°E / 39.0122; 125.7570 This article about
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