Hwatae Bridge, cable-stayed road bridge in Yeosu, South Korea
Hwatae Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge linking Sinbok-ri on Dolsan Island to Hwataedo in Yeosu. Its two white concrete pylons rise 151.25 m, with 130 m above the deck, and carry cables fanning out in two planes to the 17.5 m-wide deck. The main bridge is 1,020 m long with a 500 m main span, and the total length is 1,345 m.
Construction began in December 2004 and the bridge opened on 22 December 2015, built at a cost of 150.6 billion won. It links Sinbok-ri in Dolsan-eup with Hwataedo island in Nam-myeon, Yeosu, replacing the sea crossing between the Dolsan and Hwatae shores.
The bridge takes its name from Hwataedo, the island it reaches from Dolsan-eup's Sinbok-ri in Yeosu. Its two towers carry a vertical blue stripe up the face, a detail visible from the deck and the shore. The 500-metre main span is the third longest among Korea's cable-stayed bridges, after Incheon Bridge and Busan Harbor Bridge.
The crossing carries vehicles on a direct route over the water, so drivers can move between areas more efficiently. You can drive across it or stop at certain viewing points to see the structure and the surrounding water views.
The 500-metre main span between the two pylons is Korea's third longest among cable-stayed bridges, after Incheon Bridge (800 m) and Busan Port Bridge (540 m). The pylons, 130 m above the deck, are the country's tallest made of special steel.
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