Yesan Yedangho Suspension Bridge

Character

The musical fountain beside Yedangho can throw water up to 110 metres into the air; the suspension bridge tower beside it rises 64 metres. The lake’s two signature structures therefore measure the same open water in opposite directions: one stretches across it, the other shoots above it

The crossing supplies the horizontal scale. The bridge runs 402 metres over Yedangho, with a five-metre-wide deck narrowed to a 1.8-metre pedestrian path through the central suspension section. The tower gives a fixed midpoint over the reservoir, while the adjoining Slow Lake Road continues the experience along the shoreline rather than ending it at the opposite bank

The experience

A straightforward visit begins with the bridge and then expands along the lake edge. The crossing is long enough to open views across the reservoir but short enough to combine easily with the surrounding walking route, fountain plaza and illuminated shoreline. The bridge itself moves slightly under foot, but the attraction is designed as a broad public promenade rather than an adventure course

The fountain changes the scale again when it operates. Its programmed jets, music and lighting occupy a large area of water beside the bridge, while night illumination gives the tower and cables a second visual role after sunset. Because fountain show times are seasonal and separate from bridge hours, an evening visit benefits from checking the current performance schedule before arrival

History

Yedangho began as agricultural water infrastructure in the 1960s and later developed a secondary role as a recreation and tourism landscape. The reservoir’s large shoreline supported fishing and leisure long before the suspension bridge was proposed, so the recent attractions were added to an already used body of water rather than to an empty tourism site

Yesan opened the suspension bridge in April 2019 after building a 402-metre span with a 64-metre tower and seismic-grade engineering intended for heavy pedestrian use. The project was immediately paired with plans for a longer lakeside walking network, and the Slow Lake Road opened later that year

The musical fountain followed in 2020, adding a vertical spectacle beside the bridge. Its jets can reach 110 metres, significantly higher than the bridge tower, and scheduled music and lighting shifted part of the destination’s appeal into the evening. Subsequent additions around the reservoir broadened the cluster further

Cumulative visitation to the bridge area has exceeded ten million. The figure confirms that the bridge-and-fountain cluster has sustained regional demand well beyond its opening period

Before you go

Allow about an hour for the bridge and nearby shoreline, longer if you add a substantial section of Slow Lake Road or wait for the fountain. Bridge hours are much broader than fountain performance times, so check the current fountain schedule separately if that is part of the plan. The bridge and fountain are free to use