Salgoji Bridge, Seoul

This bridge was first built in 1420 due to the frequent visits of King Jeongjong and King Taejong, but after Taejong's death, it was not completed as the king rarely visited the bridge. Afterwards, the need to rebuild this road was raised due to the people frequently using this road, so construction began again in 1475 and was completed in 1483 by King Seongjong. It was also called ‘Jebangyo (濟盤橋)’ because it was like walking on a flat surface. It is the largest bridge among bridges built in the early Joseon Dynasty and was built using a total of 64 stone pillars. The shape of the stone pillar was designed to be diamond-shaped to reduce the resistance of flowing water. Part of the bridge was washed away due to heavy rain that fell on Seoul in the 1920s, and was repaired again in the 1970s. However, it lost some of its original appearance by restoring concrete to the right side of the bridge.

Details

Admission fee

Free

Accessible travel information

Machine-translated from Korean.

Mobility

Parking

Parking spaces available exclusively for the disabled (4 spaces)

Access route

The path to the entrance is flat, but has a section of dirt (stone) surface

Entrance passage

The main entrance has no threshold; wheelchair accessible