Tumen Border Bridge

Tumen Border Bridge, in autumn
Tumen Border Bridge, from China in winter
Tumen Border Railway Bridge can be seen about 200 meters upstream from Tumen Border Bridge, in summer

The Tumen Border Bridge (Chinese: 图们国境大桥) is a bridge over the Tumen River, connecting Tumen City, Jilin Province, China, with Namyang, Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.[1] It was built in 1941 by the Japanese and is 515 metres long, 6 metres high, 6 metres wide. Tumen Border Post is located there. A little upstream from the bridge is Tumen Border Railway Bridge.

During the Korean War, it was one of the border posts from which the Chinese People's Volunteer Army entered North Korea.[2]

A parallel, larger bridge is under construction since 2016.[3] The new bridge was completed on 2019.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Travelling at the Tumen Border Bridge Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Tumen Border Post (Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge) Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "Construction progress at Tumen city's new bridge appears stalled: imagery". NK News.
  4. ^ "New Sino-DPRK cross-border road bridge may open soon, photos suggest". NK News.
  5. ^ "China steps closer to opening bridge meant to boost trade with North Korea". NK News.

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