Ganggyeong Minae Bridge <minaegyo>

This bridge stands in the area of Ganggyeong Port, once an important hub of nationwide trade, and takes its name, Minaedari (Minae Bridge), from the old name for this river, Minae. It is a three-span hongyeseokgyo — a rainbow-shaped stone arch bridge — built in the Joseon period, 30 m long, 28 m wide and 4.5 m high, and constructed of granite. It was originally a flat bridge, and was later rebuilt into its present arched form. The central arch is the largest, with the arches to the south and north slightly smaller; the structure is built by stacking long dressed stones and setting the arch stones on top. The keystone of the central arch — the wedge-shaped stone at its centre — is carved with a tiger's face, that of the northern arch with a dragon's head, while the southern arch is left undecorated. The Eunjin Migyobi stele, which once stood beside the bridge, is now kept at the Buyeo National Museum. According to its inscription, the bridge was built in 1731, the seventh year of King Yeongjo, at the initiative of Song Man-un, a resident of Ganggyeong-chon village, in response to the needs of local residents. During waterway improvement works in the Japanese colonial period, the course of the river changed, leaving the bridge stranded inside an embankment and out of use; it was completely dismantled in 1998 and repaired and restored by 2003, giving it its present appearance.

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Where it is

Region

Nonsan, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산