Jun 22, 2012 · It was in the early morning on June 28 that a fateful decision was made to destroy the bridge in an effort to prevent the advancing North Korean forces from crossing the river. Colonel Choe...

The Last Bridge Over the Han River at Seoul Is Demolished, January 4 1951 The above is one of Mossman's "Ebb and Flow" illustrations, which primarily show small unit military operations during the Korean War from late November 1950 to early July 1951, a period in which battle lines did indeed ebb and flow in pronounced surges.

The Hangang Bridge bombing (Korean: 한강 인도교 폭파; Hanja: 漢江人道橋爆破) was a demolition operation conducted by the South Korean Army to destroy the Hangang Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, on 28 June 1950, to delay the rapid North Korean advance towards the city.

The Hangang Bridge (Korean: 한강대교; lit. Han River Great Bridge) crosses the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It connects the districts of Yongsan to the north and Dongjak to the south, and crosses over the artificial island of Nodeulseom. The bridge carries eight lanes of traffic.

Jun 30, 2018 · In the early morning of June 28, 1950, the road leading to the Han River Bridge was packed with thousands of Korean families ― women toting bundles on their heads, men carrying household...

Jun 25, 2011 · Many of the casualties were caused by desperate measures—perhaps one of the most notorious of these was the destruction of the Han River Bridge. The North Korean attack had completely surprised the unprepared South Korean military, and the Communist forces quickly advanced toward Seoul.

The Seongsu Bridge disaster [a] was a deadly bridge collapse that occurred on the morning of October 21, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. 32 people died and 17 were injured when a section of the upper truss of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed onto the Han River.

Jun 30, 2018 · In the early morning of June 28, 1950, the road leading to the Han River Bridge was packed with thousands of Korean families - women toting bundles on their heads, men carrying household goods in wooden frames fastened to their backs and bewildered children trying to fathom what was happening - fleeing the rapidly advancing North Korean army.

Jun 27, 2021 · In July 1925, the bridge was heavily damaged during a great flood that claimed hundreds of lives. It was later rebuilt and became a place where families could frolic to escape the oppressive heat...

Oct 21, 1994 · SEOUL — At least 48 people were killed and many more were feared trapped underwater today after a bridge in central Seoul collapsed during the morning rush hour. The central span of the four-lane...