The Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed plans to build a new footbridge along one of the 31 bridges that straddle the capital's main waterway.<br />The city says it will become another famous landmark in Seoul. <br />Kim Hyo-sun reports. <br />The first-ever footbridge across Seoul's HanGang River was built in 1917. <br />It was damaged during the Korean War,... but was restored in 1981 into today's Hangang Grand Bridge,... a twin-arch bridge. <br />The Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed plans to build a new footbridge alongside one of the arches of the current Hangang Grand Bridge.<br />It will connect Noryangjin area with Nodeul Island, which is an uninhabited artificial island and ecological park. <br /><br />"We plan to make a footbridge utilizing the 10.5 meter width of the bridge, where the roads for vehicles and pedestrians can co-exist."<br /><br />Seoul plans to complete the construction of the 500 meter-long and 6-point-5 meter-high footbridge by June 2021.<br />It will have a transparent glass floor section, an observatory and an event plaza.<br />Once construction is completed,... it will become the first among the 31 bridges on HanGang River that's exclusively designed for pedestrians. <br />The Seoul government also explained it will decide later whether to build a separate footbridge connecting Nodeul Island to the Yongsan district in the north. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
