National Route 33 (South Korea)


National Route 33 is a national highway in South Korea connects Goseong to Gumi. It was established on 14 March 1981.

History

  • March 14, 1981: New construction of ‘’'National Highway Route 33'‘’ Goseong ~ Seonsan Line
  • May 8, 1981: Opening of the 92 km section from Hapga-dong, Ssangnim-myeon, Goryeong-gun to Saenggok-dong, Seonsan-eup, Seonsan-gun, upgraded to a national highway
  • May 12, 1981: Opening of the 110.745 km section from Songhak-dong, Goseong-eup, Goseong-gun to Wari, Yulgok-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, upgraded to a national highway
  • May 30, 1981: Designated as a new 172km section under the amended Presidential Decree No. 10247 on the Designation of General National Highway Routes
  • January 12, 1996: 900m section expansion and opening of the road between Yakmok and Gumi City Boundary
  • July 1, 1996: Terminus changed from ‘Seonsan-eup, Seonsan-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do’ to ‘Seonsan-eup, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do’. Consequently, it became the ‘Goseong ~ Gumi Line’.
  • May 8, 1998: Expansion and opening of the 3.2 km section from Gwanho-ri, Yakmok-myeon, Chilgok-gun to Yeongri, Gisan-myeon; existing 2.1 km section abolished
  • July 20, 1999: Opening of the 2.04 km section of the Daeyang Bypass Road, closing the existing 1.72 km section
  • September 3, 1999: Opening of the 2.4 km section of the Daeui Bypass Road
  • December 21, 1999: Opening of the 1.74 km section of the Ssangbaek Bypass Road, with the existing 1.02 km section closed
  • November 22, 2003: Expansion and opening of the 4.56 km section of the Goseong Bypass Road
  • December 31, 2003: Goseong ~ Jaeun-gan Road section, 8.47km expansion and opening and abolition of the existing 1.02 km section in Idang-ri, Goseong-eup, Goseong-gun
  • January 1, 2004: Opening of the 3.0 km section of Gwanho Bridge at Gwanho Intersection; expansion and opening of the 7.8 km section of the Waegwan ~ Gumi Road
  • November 19, 2004: Hapcheon Bypass Road, Partial section of Hapcheon ~ Ssangnim Road 5.5km section expanded and opened, Abolition of the existing 4.1km section from Jeongyang-ri, Daeyang-myeon, Hapcheon-gun to Geumyang-ri, Hapcheon-eup
  • December 28, 2004: Expansion and opening of the 8.0km section of the Jaeun ~ Sangri Road, Abolition of the 270m section in Sinchon-ri, Sangri-myeon, former Goseong-gun
  • July 1, 2005: Sanhwa Bridge access ramp section opened
  • November 9, 2005: Designated the 9.64 km section from Bonggang-ri, Jiphyeon-myeon, Jinju-si to Pyeonggeo-dong as an expressway
  • December 27, 2005: Sacheon Bypass Road expansion opened to traffic, Abolition of the existing 3.18km section from Pungjeong-ri, Jeongdong-myeon, Sacheon-si to Suseok-ri, Sacheon-eup
  • December 19, 2006: Expansion and opening of the 10.2 km section of the Jinju ~ Jipyeon Road, Abolition of the existing 13.2 km section
  • December 26, 2006: Expansion and opening of the 5.4 km section of the Hapcheon ~ Ssangnim Road, Abolition of the existing 6.6 km section
  • September 21, 2007: Expansion and opening of the 10.98 km section of the Seongju–Whaegwan Road, Abolition of Existing Section
  • February 4, 2008: Expansion and opening of the 3.74 km section of the Ssangbaek ~ Hapcheon Road, Abolition of Existing Section
  • September 10, 2008: Expansion and opening of the 2.6 km section of the Hapcheon ~ Ssangnim Road, Abolition of the existing 2.7 km section
  • December 30, 2008: Expansion and opening of the 5.0 km section of the Sangri ~ Sacheon Road, Abolition of Existing Sections
  • June 9, 2009: Expansion and opening of the 5.8 km section of the Sangri ~ Sacheon Road, Abolition of the existing 5.68 km section
  • September 25, 2009: Expansion and opening of the 2.84 km section of the Hapcheon ~ Ssangnim Road, Abolition of the existing 2.9 km section
  • December 10, 2009: Expansion and opening of the 4.641 km section of the Seonsan ~ Dogae Road, Abolition of the existing 2.4 km section
  • December 30, 2009: Expansion and opening of the 7.82 km section of the Jiphyun ~ Saengbiryang Road, Abolition of the existing 8.48 km section
  • December 31, 2009: Expansion and opening of the 8.6 km section of the Ssangbaek ~ Hapcheon Road Section 1, Abolition of Existing Section
  • February 29, 2012: Expansion and opening of the 3.4 km section of the Jinju City National Highway Bypass Road between Yugok and Jeongchon
  • June 29, 2012: Expansion and opening of the 3.3 km section of the Jinju City National Highway Bypass Road between Yugok and Jeongchon
  • February 10, 2015: Opening of the 8.65 km section expansion of the Jipyeon ~ Yugok section of the Jinju City National Highway Bypass Road
  • September 21, 2015: Expansion and opening of the 7.8 km section of the Saengbiryang ~ Ssangbaekgan Road, with the existing 6.6 km section discontinued
  • November 20, 2015: Expansion and opening of the 1.0 km section of the Saengbiryang ~ Ssangbaekgan Road
  • December 22, 2015: Expansion and opening of the 10.64 km section of the Goryeong ~ Seongju Intercity Road Section 1 ; closure of the existing 140 m section in Wolsan-ri, Unsu-myeon, Goryeong-gun, Abolition of the existing 8.3km section
  • March 15, 2016: The existing 16.68 km section within Jinju City was abolished upon completion of the Jinju City National Highway Bypass Road.
  • April 8, 2016: The section within Jinju City was removed and the route was changed to the National Highway Bypass Road section following the opening of the Jinju City National Highway Bypass Road.
  • August 9, 2016: The 6.77 km section from Gupo-dong to Gupyeong-dong in Gumi City designated as an automobile-only road, Designated as an expressway for the 7.41 km section from Gupyeong-dong, Gumi-si to Deoksan-ri, Yakmok-myeon, Chilgok-gun, designating the 8.57 km section from Geogido-dong, Gumi-si to Songnim-ri, Goa-eup as an automobile-only road, designating the 11.2 km section from Songnim-ri, Goa-eup, Gumi-si to Wonjeom-ri, Seonsan-eup as an expressway
  • November 23, 2016: Temporary opening of a 1.78 km section within the Gumi City National Highway Bypass Road for resident convenience
  • December 29, 2016: Expansion and opening of the 21.05 km section of the Goryeong ~ Seongju Intercity Road, Sections 2 and 3, abolishing the existing 6.1 km section from Gyejeong-ri to Sinjeong-ri, Suryeon-myeon, Seongju-gun
  • September 28, 2017: Expansion and opening of the 2.2 km section of the Ssangnim ~ Goryeong Road and the existing 9.0 km section from Gwewon-ri, Ssangnim-myeon, Goryeong-gun to Heonmun-ri, Daegaya-eup will be abolished
  • December 27, 2019: Expansion and opening of the 2.2 km section of the Ssangnim ~ Goryeong Road
  • January 17, 2020: New 7.41 km section of Gumi City National Highway Bypass Road, Section 2 opened to traffic
  • March 9, 2020: The existing 2.8 km section from the Deoksan Intersection in O-pyeong-ri, Buk-sam-eup, Chilgok-gun to the boundary of O-tae-dong, Gumi-si was abolished due to the opening of the Gumi City National Highway Bypass Road between Gupo and Deoksan.
  • March 17, 2020: The total length was reduced from 227.2 km to 211.3 km through a road route change notice
  • June 30, 2020: New opening of the 6.95 km section of the Gumi City National Highway Bypass Road, Section 1 .
  • June 30, 2021: New opening of the 9.7 km section of the Gumi City National Highway Bypass Road, Section 1 between Gupo and Saenggok
  • December 17, 2021: New opening of the 11.86 km section of the Gumi City National Highway Bypass Road, Section 2 between Gupo and Saenggok
  • December 29, 2021: The existing 11.7 km section of the Gumi City National Highway Bypass Road between Munseong-ri, Goa-eup and Dongbu-ri, Seonsan-eup was abolished due to the opening of the new Gupo ~ Saenggok section of the bypass road.

Main stopovers

South Gyeongsang Province
North Gyeongsang Province

Major intersections

IS: Intersection, IC: Interchange