72-Hour Bridge
The 72-Hour Bridge (Korean: 72시간 다리) or Bridge of 72 Hours, known as the Panmunjom Bridge by the Korean People's Army, is a bridge in Panmunjom that crosses the Sach'ŏn River and connects the Joint Security Area (JSA) to North Korea. The bridge was built in August 1976 in the span of 72 hours after the Korean axe murder incident closed the Bridge of No Return that North Korea originally used to access the JSA. == Background == When the Joint Security Area (JSA) was established in Panmunjom after the end of the Korean War, the Bridge of No Return crossing the Sach'ŏn River was the only bridge that connected North Korea to the JSA. The bridge is divided in half by the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and was used to conduct prisoner swaps.