Tumen River Bridge

The original 1938 bridge, viewed from a roadside in China in 2012
The original and new bridges, viewed from China, 2018
Border control point for the bridge, at Quanhe, China

The Tumen River Bridge (Chinese: 图们江大桥) crosses the Tumen River between Quanhe [zh], where the Quan River enters the Tumen River in Jilin Province, China, and Wonjong in Rason, North Korea. It is the international link in a road route between Hunchun City in China and Sonbong-guyok in Rason.

The original bridge was built in 1938 by the Japanese Empire and is 535.2 metres (1,756 ft) long and 6.6 metres (22 ft) wide.[citation needed] In February 1997, tourist access across the bridge was allowed.[1]

The building of a new bridge was announced in 2014.[2][3] It is 638 metres long[4] and sits beside the original bridge.[2] Its construction was paid for by China.[4] An opening ceremony was held on 30 September 2016 and the bridge was expected to open to traffic on two of its four lanes on 7 October 2016.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Davies, Ian (2000). Regional Co-operation in Northeast Asia: The Tumen River Area Development Program, 1990-2000: In Search of a Model for Regional Economic Co-operation in Northeast Asia. North Pacific Policy Papers, 4. Vancouver: Program on Canada-Asia Policy Studies, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia. ISBN 978-0-88865-740-4.
  2. ^ a b "China building new DPRK border crossing in Jian". North Korean Economy Watch. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ "中国と朝鮮、新豆満江大橋を建設へ" [China and North Korea to build new Tumen River Bridge] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "中朝つなぐ「新豆満江大橋」　年末に開通予定" [New Tumen River Bridge connecting China and North Korea scheduled to open at the end of the year] (in Japanese). Yonhap News Agency. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "中朝貿易の拠点　新豆満江大橋が開通" [New Tumen River Bridge opens as hub for Sino-North Korean trade]. KBS World Japanese (in Japanese). 3 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

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