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Jamsugyo Bridge to Close to Vehicles from October 26: Seoul’s First Pedestrian-Only Hangang Bridge

Reported by Seoul Metropolitan Government City News

Vehicle traffic on Jamsugyo Bridge is to be prohibited from midnight on October 26. Pedestrians and cyclists are to retain access during construction.

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  • Affected location: Jamsugyo Bridge
Pedestrian Bridge in Myeongnyun-dong. Busan, South Korea. Photograph from Flickr; author Cameron Henderson; license of CC BY-SA 2.0 as indicated on Flickr, CC BY-SA 4.0 as indicated on original photo. Edited from original photograph (lighting, cropping, etc.).
Illustrative image: Pedestrian Bridge in Myeongnyun-dong. Busan, South Korea. Photograph from Flickr; author Cameron Henderson; license of CC BY-SA 2.0 as indicated on Flickr, CC BY-SA 4.0 as indicated on original photo. Edited from original photograph (lighting, cropping, etc.). — Cameron Henderson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The announced change will make Jamsugyo Bridge a pedestrian-only space in Seoul.

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