Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway

Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway
평양원산관광도로
Route information
Part of
Length: 172 km[1] (107 mi)
Existed: 1978[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: Reunification Highway, Kangnam-gun, North Hwanghae
East end: Wonsan, Kangwon

The Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway (Hangul: 평양원산관광도로) is a 172-kilometre-long highway (107 mi) in North Korea that connects the cities of Pyongyang, the capital of the country, and Wonsan, a city on the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) in the province of Kangwon. The expressway opened in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sharpe, M. E. (2003). North Korea Handbook. Yonhap News Agency. p. 396.
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