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Seosomun Overpass demolition (서소문고가차도) (2026)

South Korea · Construction stage · 3 deaths · PSC girder overpass, 492 m (1966), rated D in 2019

A D-grade 1966 overpass with logged rebar corrosion (2019), slab loss (2021) and broken strands (2024) was 89 % demolished; the last spans S8–S9 sat over the Gyeongui-line tracks…

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