Mapo Bridge

Mapo Bridge
Korean name
Hangul	麻浦大橋
Hanja	麻浦大橋
Revised Romanization	Mapo daegyo
McCune?Reischauer	Map'o taegyo

The Mapo Bridge ( Korean : 麻布大橋 ) crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the Mapo District and the Yeongdeungpo District in the city of Seoul . The bridge was completed in 1970. Until 1984, the bridge was called Seoul Bridge . ^[1]

Suicides [ edit ]

The suicide rate is very high in South Korea and bridge jumping is common. Mapo Bridge has a reputation of jumpers with over 100 attempts between 2007 and 2012. ^[2]

On July 26, 2013, Sung Jae-ki jumped off Mapo Bridge in an attempt to draw attention to gender inequality against men and a plea to accrue needed funds for " Men of Korea ". Although rescue work began almost immediately after he fell and a widespread search of the Han River was conducted, it took three days to retrieve his body. ^[3]

In an effort to deter suicides on the bridge, Samsung Life Insurance added pictures, words, and a statue that were intended to foster an encouraging atmosphere. ^[2]^[4] For instance, the bridge's handrails were equipped with motion sensors to sense movement, lighting up with short phrases, written with the help of suicide prevention specialists and psychologists , also showing photos of happy families among other things.

Such measures were deemed to be a failure in 2015. Samsung eventually replaced the lights and slogans with barriers in a return to a more physical approach to suicide prevention by October. ^[5]

Gallery [ edit ]

The phrase on the handrail pictured reads "the wind is really nice."

References [ edit ]

^ (in Korean) 麻布大橋麻浦大橋 (Mapo Bridge) Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / EncyKorea , retrieved on July 13, 2009
^ ^a ^b Chung, Jane (October 3, 2012). "South Korea Suicides: Mapo Bridge Gets Uplifting Signs To Prevent Suicides" . Huffington Post . Retrieved February 8, 2013 .
^ "Sung jae gi threw himself to Han river and missing" (in Korean). MBC. 27 July 2013 . Retrieved 27 July 2013 .
^ Shayon, Sheila (February 7, 2012). "At a Bridge in Seoul Where Koreans Frequently Give Up, Samsung Steps In" . Brand Channel . Retrieved February 8, 2013 .
^ Jang, Lina (October 23, 2019). "Slogans for Suicide Prevention Removed from Mapo Bridge After 7 Years" .

37°32′1″N 126°56′11″E / 37.53361°N 126.93639°E / 37.53361; 126.93639

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[1] (in Korean) 麻布大橋麻浦大橋 (Mapo Bridge) Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / EncyKorea , retrieved on July 13, 2009

[Chung-2] Chung, Jane (October 3, 2012). "South Korea Suicides: Mapo Bridge Gets Uplifting Signs To Prevent Suicides" . Huffington Post . Retrieved February 8, 2013 .

[Missing-3] "Sung jae gi threw himself to Han river and missing" (in Korean). MBC. 27 July 2013 . Retrieved 27 July 2013 .

[4] Shayon, Sheila (February 7, 2012). "At a Bridge in Seoul Where Koreans Frequently Give Up, Samsung Steps In" . Brand Channel . Retrieved February 8, 2013 .

[Jang-5] Jang, Lina (October 23, 2019). "Slogans for Suicide Prevention Removed from Mapo Bridge After 7 Years" .

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