Linjiang Yalu River Bridge

The Linjiang Yalu River Bridge (Chinese: 临江国际大桥) is a bridge over the Yalu River, connecting Linjiang City, Jilin Province, China, with Chunggang County, Chagang Province, North Korea.[1] It was built by the Japanese in 1938 and Linjiang Border Post is located there. A little downstream from the bridge is Yunfeng Dam.

The Linjiang Yalu River Bridge

During the Korean War, it was one of the border posts from which the Chinese People's Volunteer Army entered North Korea.[2]

References

Linjiang Border Post (Baishan City Scenes by Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang) (in Japanese)
Linjiang, Ji'an and Dandong Yalu River Bridges (Baidu Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)

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[1] Linjiang Border Post (Baishan City Scenes by Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang) (in Japanese)

[2] Linjiang, Ji'an and Dandong Yalu River Bridges (Baidu Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)

China–North Korea border crossings
Major crossings¹	New Yalu River Bridge³ Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge² Tumen Border Railway Bridge² Tumen Border Road Bridge Quanhe-Yunting Bridge
Minor crossings	Hwanggumpyong Island³ Upper Hekou Railway Bridge² Ji'an Railway Bridge² Ji'an Road Bridge Linjiang Yalu River Bridge Changbai-Hyesan Bridge Samjiyon crossing Guchengli Bridge Nanping Bridge Sanhe Bridge Chaokai Bridge Shatuozi Bridge
Defunct	Yalu River Broken Bridge Yalu River Broken Wooden Pontoon² Hekou Broken Bridge Chagang Samgang Railway Bridge² Kuunbong Railway Bridge² Karim Bridge Liangshui Broken Bridge Hunyung Railway Bridges²
¹ Crossings that are open to third country nationals ² Railway border crossings ³ Future or planned crossings

Linjiang Yalu River Bridge

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