| Seonim Bridge | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 선임교 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||||
| Crosses: | Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls | ||||||||||
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| Downstream: | --> | ||||||||||
| Open: | --> | ||||||||||
| Dedicated: | --> | ||||||||||
| Traffic: | Pedestrian | ||||||||||
| Toll: | Yes for tourists | ||||||||||
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Seonim Bridge is an arch bridge on Jeju Island over Cheonjeyeon Waterfall that has seven nymphs carved on both sides.[1] [2] It crosses from east to west over the stream between the second and third tiers of Cheonjeyeon waterfall.[3]
The bridge is also called Seven Nymphs Bridge .[2] The nymphs symbolize the Korean legend of the descent of seven beautiful nymphs from heaven at night.[1] Seonimgyo Bridge is the first bridge with Ojakgyo (Korean: 오작교) design in the region.[4] It was completed in 1984, and cost the Korea Tourism Organization about to construct.[5] There is a fee for tourists who use the bridge.[5] The bridge features 100 guard rails and 34 stone lanterns that light up at night.[4] On the bridge's steel columns, there are 14 nymphs, 7 on each side with each nymph about in length.[3] All the nymphs are playing their own musical instruments.[4]
Seonim Bridge is in length, in height, in width, and 230t in weight.[3] [5]
It is a tourist attraction on Jeju-do.[5] The bridge connects Cheonjeyeon with the Jungmun Tourist Complex,[3] [2] and is intended for pedestrian use.