| Country: | PRK |
| Route: | Youth Hero Motorway |
| Translation: | 청년영웅도로 |
| Lang: | ko |
| Alternate Name: | Pyongyang–Nampo Motorway |
| Map: | Youth Hero Motorway.PNG |
| Length Km: | 46.3 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Established: | October 2000 |
| Direction A: | North |
| Terminus A: | Kwangbok Street, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang |
| Direction B: | South |
| Terminus B: | Youth Bridge, Hanggu-guyok, Nampo, South Pyongan Province |
The Youth Hero Motorway, also known as the Pyongyang–Nampo Motorway, is a 46.3km (28.8miles) expressway in North Korea that connects the cities of Pyongyang, the capital of the country, and Nampo, a city on the coast of Korea Bay in South Pyongan Province. Construction began in November 1998, and the expressway opened in October 2000. It is classified as a level 1 roadway.[2]
The motorway is one of many Stakhanovite "speed battle" projects commissioned by the Workers' Party and carried out rapidly by youth brigades under difficult working conditions.[3] The project involved carrying 14 million cubic metres of earth and included over 80 irrigation structures, 50 bridges, and over 3 million cubic metres of asphalt.[4] Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il inspected the motorway and complimented the youth brigades on November 13 following its opening.
In the event of an armed conflict, the highway serves a defense purpose, allowing tank divisions of the Korean People's Army to block access to Pyongyang.[5]