Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge

The Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge (Chinese: 集安鸭绿江国境铁路大桥; pinyin: Jíān Yālùjiāng Guójìng Tiělù Dàqiáo) 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.

Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge
Chinese border post at the bridge
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	集安鴨綠江國境鐵路大橋
Simplified Chinese	集安鸭绿江国境铁路大桥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jíān Yālùjiāng Guójìng Tiělù Dàqiáo Wade–Giles Chien Yaluchiang Kuoching T'iehlu Tach'iao IPA [tɕǐán jálûtɕjáŋ kwǒtɕîŋ tʰjèlû tâtɕʰjǎu] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zaap6 on1 aap1 luk6 gong1 gwok3 ging2 tit3 lou6 daai6 kiu4 IPA [tsàːpʔɔ́ːn ʔáplʊ̀kkɔ̄ːŋ kʷɔ̄ːkkɪ̌ŋ tʰɪ̄tlòu tàːikʰȉːu]
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	지안압록강국경 철도대교
Hancha	集安鴨綠江國境 鐵道大橋
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Jian Amnokgang Gukgyeong Cheoldo Daegyo McCune–Reischauer Chian Amnokkang Kukkyǒng Ch'ǒldo Taekyo

The bridge is 589.23 meters long and its height is 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.[1]