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Local highways of South Korea

Highway classification in South Korea

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Overview

In South Korea, highways that are managed by the provincial governments are called Local highways (). Usually route numbers have 2~4 digits; the first digit stands for the main province of its manager.

Route Numbers

* State-funded local highways: 2 digits * Gyeonggi Province: 300s * Gangwon Province: 400s * North Chungcheong Province: 500s * South Chungcheong Province: 600s * North Jeolla Province: 700s * South Jeolla Province: 800s * North Gyeongsang Province: 900s * South Gyeongsang Province: 1000s * Jeju Special Self-governing Province: 1100s

State-funded local highways

There are some 2-digits local highways, called State-funded local highways (; short term of ). These highways are basically managed by province level, but its routes are designated and controlled by the South Korean government. Also, most of 2-digits Local highways stand for planned extension route of the same-number national highways or candidates for upgrading to national routes.

List of the routes

These are the list of the routes. For the state-funded local highway, See #State-funded local highways.

Gyeonggi Province (300s)

A lot of Local highways of Gyeonggi Province were changed in 1996 and 2005. * ■ (#CCDDCC) is origin or terminus that is not located in Gyeonggi Province.

North Gyeongsang Province (900s)

* ■ (#CCDDCC) is origin or terminus that is not located in North Gyeongsang Province.

South Gyeongsang Province (1000s)

* ■ (#CCDDCC) is origin or terminus that is not located in South Gyeongsang Province.

Gallery

File:Near Degwallyong IC Old Yeongdong Expressway.jpg Local route 456 File:Korean local line 1011.JPG Local route 1011 File:DM-SC-90-00934 A Marine armed with an M-16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher stands guard during Exercise VALIANT BLITZ '89.jpeg Old Local route 912 (Now Local route 68)

See also

* National highways of South Korea * Expressways in South Korea

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