The Tumen Border Bridge is a road bridge over the Tumen River, connecting Tumen City, Jilin Province, China, with Namyang, Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.Travelling at the Tumen Border Bridge (in Japanese)
History It was built in 1941 by the Japanese. During the Korean War, it was one of the border posts from which the Chinese People's Volunteer Army entered North Korea.Tumen Border Post (Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge) (in Chinese) A parallel, larger bridge is under construction since 2016. The new bridge was completed in 2019. In 2025, China built a symbolic gate resembling a triumphal arch in front of the bridge.
Description The bridge 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.
See also Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge and New Yalu River Bridge (Dandong City) Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge Changbai-Hyesan International Bridge Linjiang Yalu River Bridge Tumen River Bridge (Hunchun City) List of international bridges
External links Panorama view of the bridge and border checkpoint
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