Woryeonggyo Bridge

About this place

Woryeonggyo is a wooden footbridge across the lake below the Andong Dam in the city of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, about 3 km in a straight line east of the city centre. It is 387 m long and 3.6 m wide, and in 2021 it was described as the longest wooden bridge in Korea. Its name means roughly «the bridge where the moon is reflected». Construction began in 2001 and it opened in April 2003, linking Woryeong Park with the Andong Folk Village; no vehicles can cross it. Its name was chosen with residents' input, recalling Woryeongdae, a site flooded by the dam's reservoir, as well as local place names. A traditional wooden pavilion stands at its middle. It was closed in 2007 to repair corroded sections and reopened in 2009. A lakeside promenade runs about 2 km from the bridge to Beopheung Bridge, with eight viewpoints and two pavilions. From March to October the lights stay on after sunset until midnight, and many people come to see the bridge at night and its reflection on the water. Crossing the bridge is free. It is easy to combine with the Andong Folk Village on the far bank and with Hahoe Folk Village outside the city. Evening, when the lights come on, is the best time to visit.