Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge
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The Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge is a single-track railway bridge that spans the Yalu River
and connects the outskirts of the Chinese town of Ji'an
in Jilin Province with the North Korean town of Manp'o
in Chagang Province.
The bridge has a length of 589.23 meters and a height of 16 meters. It was constructed between 1937 and July 31, 1939 by Imperial Japan which during this time controlled both Korea and northeast China (through the puppet state of Manchukuo
). A fortification near the Chinese end of the bridge dates from the same period. A square-arch was added to the Chinese end of the bridge in 2004.
The bridge was used for shipping troops from China into Korea during the Korean War
and was targeted by US aerial bombing, however, it was not destroyed.
From the Chinese side, the bridge is accessible for tourists who can walk up to a line close to the actual border.
Yalu River
The Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China....
and connects the outskirts of the Chinese town of Ji'an
Ji'an, Jilin
Ji'an is a county-level city in southwestern Jilin province, Northeast China. It belongs to the prefecture-level city of Tonghua. Ji'an has an area of and a population of approximately 230,000. The city was established as a city in 1988....
in Jilin Province with the North Korean town of Manp'o
Manpo
Manp'o is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, North Korea. As of 1991, it had an estimated population of 100,893. It looks across the border to the city of Ji'an, Jilin province, China.-Geography:...
in Chagang Province.
The bridge has a length of 589.23 meters and a height of 16 meters. It was constructed between 1937 and July 31, 1939 by Imperial Japan which during this time controlled both Korea and northeast China (through the puppet state of Manchukuo
Manchukuo
Manchukuo or Manshū-koku was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China...
). A fortification near the Chinese end of the bridge dates from the same period. A square-arch was added to the Chinese end of the bridge in 2004.
The bridge was used for shipping troops from China into Korea during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
and was targeted by US aerial bombing, however, it was not destroyed.
From the Chinese side, the bridge is accessible for tourists who can walk up to a line close to the actual border.