Nonsan–Cheonan Expressway
Template: Infobox trunk road / Maintenance / KR -E
Do ( province):
- Jeollanam -do
- Gwangju
- Jeollabuk -do
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Do ( province):
- Chungcheongnam -do
The Expressway 25 is a freeway in South Korea. The highway is a north -south route in the south-western half of the country, on the southern coast of Suncheon over Gwangju in the north and west of Daejeon along after Cheonan. The highway is 275 kilometers.
- 2.1 Honam Expressway
- 2.2 Cheonan - Nonsan Expressway
Street Description
Southern South Korea
To the west of Suncheon start both of Expressway 25 and Expressway 10 at the junction Suncheon -West. The 10 runs to Busan Expressway to the east and the Expressway 25 in northwestern direction. The highway has 2x2 lanes and passes through a fairly sparsely populated, mountainous and forested area. A little further west, turn the Expressway 25 further north, until in the region around Gwangju where she again runs to the west. Gwangju is a city with 1.4 million inhabitants. On the east side of the Gwangju Expressway 253 crossed takes over the through traffic toward Gochang. The Expressway 253 is a shorter path to the rest of the Expressway 25 extending around Gwangju.
Region near Gwangju
On the east side of Gwangju is a junction with the Expressway 12, which begins here and leads to the east. The highway then passes through the north of Gwangju and has only 2x2 lanes, despite the size of the city. On the east and west side is a connection with Route 77, the beltway of Gwangju. The highway then turns to the north and after the toll, follow a short section with 2x3 lanes.
Southwestern South Korea
North of Gwangju to get through heavily mountainous area and it is followed by a node with the Expressway 253 The highway follows a river bed in the north and here is a series of tunnels. Further north, you pass through a relatively large coastal plain. However, there are no large towns on the route, but only regional cities such as Wanju and Jeonju. In Jeonju is a junction with the Expressway 20, which runs to the east. South of Nonsan Expressway of 251 is crossed, which runs further to the northeast.
Western South Korea
The Expressway 25 follows a westward route to the northwest on the west of Daejeon along. The highway runs for a while through the coastal plain and a mountainous area with forest. In Gongju a node with the Expressway 30 follows the highway follows the river bed to the north with some tunnels. On the south side of the highway ends on the Cheonan Expressway 1 The South Korean capital Seoul is then only 90 km away to the north.
History
Honam Expressway
In April 1970, the building between Daejeon and Jeonju was started, which corresponds to the half-way point between Gwangju and Daejeon. On December 30, 1970, this first part of the Expressway 25 with a roadway. On 10 January 1972, the rest of the southern part between Suncheon and Jeonju began to build, which was opened on 14 November 1973 for traffic. In December 1985, the part of Jeonju was opened after Nonsan with the second track, thus the construction of Honam Expressway is completed. Originally ran the Expressway 25, of Suncheon to Daejeon, but the part between Nonsan and Daejeon was renumbered in 2001 and is now the Expressway 251 In 2005, a part between Jeonju and Nonsan was built with 2x3 lanes and on 27 October completed in 2010.
Cheonan - Nonsan Expressway
The construction of the northern part of the Expressway 25 began much later, because the through traffic from Gwangju to Seoul via Daejeon led. In the 1990s, more and more bypasses of cities were built. The Expressway 25 was one of them and was approved on 1 July 1996. On December 23, 2002, this highway for traffic.
Opening the data highway
Traffic
The volume of traffic on the highway is consistently low at about 20,000 to 40,000 vehicles per day.