Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway

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Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway
평양원산관광도로
Route information
Part of AH6
Length172 km[1] (107 mi)
Existed1978[1]–present
Major junctions
West endReunification Highway, Kangnam-gun, North Hwanghae
East endWonsan, Kangwon
Location
CountryNorth Korea
Highway system

The Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway (Korean평양원산관광도로) 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 in the province of Kangwon. The expressway opened in 1978.[1] The highway became North Korea's first toll road in 2018.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Sharpe, M. E. (2003). North Korea Handbook. Yonhap News Agency. p. 396.
  2. ^ "Roads in N. Korea (2021-11-04) KBS