Geumgangsan Mountain Electric Railroad Bridge, Cheorwon

This bridge was built in 1926 for the Geumgangsan Mountain Electric Railroad. The Geumgangsan Mountain Electric Railroad ran a total of 116.6km from its starting point at Cheorwon Station to its terminus at Naegeumgang Station; during the Japanese colonial period it was used to plunder underground resources and to carry tourists to Geumgangsan Mountain, and after liberation, during the Korean War, it was used by North Korea to transport military supplies. The bridge retains the traces of the Geumgangsan Mountain Electric Railroad intact and symbolically shows the reality of the division between South and North Korea. It was laid by the Japanese company Cheolchun Railway Co.

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Where it is

Region

Cheorwon, Gangwon

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산