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The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, or China–North Korea Friendship Bridge, is a bridge across the Yalu or Amnok River on the China–North Korea border. It connects the cities of Dandong in China and Sinuiju of North Korea, by railway and roadway but pedestrians are not allowed to cross between either side. The bridge serves as one of the few ...
Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge (right), linking Dandong with North Korea. From west to east, the two countries are divided by three significant geographical features: the Yalu River, Paektu Mountain, and the Tumen River. [2] Dandong, in the Liaoning Province of China, on the Yalu River delta, is the largest city on the border. [3]
The New Yalu River Bridge was built as a replacement for the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, one of two other bridges in the area, to improve travel and trade between the two countries. The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, which opened in 1943, is only wide enough for a single rail track and a single reversible lane. It also cannot carry trucks ...
The bridge was supposed to symbolize a new era in China's relations with North Korea, but the structure remains unfinished on one side. Bridge to nowhere shows China's failed efforts to engage N.Korea
The railway bridge is located in Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiji, North Korea.It was a steel truss bridge 944.2 metres (3,098 ft) long and 11 metres (36 ft) wide, with 12 spans.
North Korea: Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge: A bridge connecting Dandong, Liaoning, China, with Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea. China North Korea: Tumen Border Bridge: A bridge connecting Tumen, Jilin, China, with Namyang Workers' District, North Hamgyong, North Korea. China North Korea: Tumen River Bridge
New Yalu River Bridge (신압록강대교), 2011 - roads on North Korean side not connected; Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge (조중우의교) Linjiang Yalu River Bridge 린장; Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge (혜장교) Tumen Border Bridge, Tumen; Tumen River Bridge, Hunchun
From November 1950 to February 1951, Dandong's Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge was bombed by the United States during the Korean War, as was an older iron bridge leading to North Korea. Even though the Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge was rebuilt, the remains of the Japanese-built iron bridge were left and now serve as a war monument.