Hangang Bridge

한강대교

A 1,005-metre bridge between Hangang-ro 3-ga in Yongsan-gu and Bon-dong in Dongjak-gu. It opened in 1917 as the Hangang Pedestrian Bridge, the first crossing of the river anyone could walk over; it was blown up during the Korean War in 1950 and not fully restored until 1958. Nodeulseom sits under its midpoint.

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The steel arch spans of Hangang Bridge: a run of bowstring arch trusses carried on masonry piers over the Han River, with rows of high-rise apartment blocks lining the far bank behind.

Place information

Korean name: 한강대교
Opening hours: open at all hours
Admission: Free
Length: 1,005 m · The total span.
Opened: 1917 · The year it was completed, as the Hangang Pedestrian Bridge. It was destroyed in 1950 and fully restored on 15 May 1958; the widening finished in December 1981 brought the present name.

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History

1917
The Hangang Pedestrian Bridge opens
Built as the first crossing of the Han that could be walked over.
1950
Blown up during the Korean War
15 May 1958
Fully restored
December 1981
Widening completed, renamed Hangang Bridge

Seoul Metropolitan Archives — History and connecting points of Je1 Hanganggyo (Hangang Bridge) · Aug 26, 2026

Nearby

Someone sitting with their back to the camera among tall silver grass, apartment blocks across the river in late light

Ichon Hangang Park

A 10.2 km stretch of the north bank from Jungnangcheon Bridge at Geumho-dong to Mancheoncheon Bridge at Ichon-dong. Nodeulseom, the island under Hangang Bridge, is listed among this district's facilities — and the operator notes separately that the island's 120,462 m² is not counted in the park's own 922,185 m². The inline skating rink here covers 14,602 m², with a 400 m road track and a 200 m banked track.

Noryangjin Fisheries Market

The only market here that never closes for the night: wholesale and retail run around the clock, and the auction is a separate event with its own schedule.

Yeouido Hangang Park

Free, ungated and open around the clock — and governed by a fine schedule most visitors never read. Camping or cooking outside a designated spot is KRW 1,000,000 for a first offence, and parking outside a marked bay is KRW 50,000.

National Museum of Korea

Two closure rules, not one, and they are not the same thing: the museum itself shuts on only three days a year, while the permanent galleries take a quarterly Monday off with the garden still open. Wednesday and Saturday run to 21:00 — the only evenings you can see this place without daylight pressure.

Stories about this place

Nine Seoul Night Views Compared: Eungbongsan, Namsan, Seoul Sky and Naksan Park
Nine night views in Seoul compared on what you see, how you get up there and how crowded each one gets. Five are free and three charge; the two free viewpoints that face the city head-on, Eungbongsan and Naksan Park, are the ones you walk up to. Hours for the three paid sights and the DDP are included.

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