Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge
The Yalu River Broken Bridge is a truncated railway swing bridge converted to a viewing platform and historical site in the city of Dandong in Northeast China.Photo: Ragnar19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: half-destroyed railway bridge over the Yalu River
- Also known as: “Yalu River Broken Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge and Dandong.
Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge
Bridge
Photo: xue siyang (df45086), CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge is situated 290 metres southeast of Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge.
Dandong
Railway station
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Dandong railway station is a railway station located in Zhenxing District, Dandong, Liaoning, China. It is the terminus of the Shenyang–Dandong railway, the Dandong–Dalian intercity railway, and the Shenyang–Dandong intercity railway. Dandong is situated 1 km northwest of Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge.
Sinuiju Chongnyon station
Railway station
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Sinuiju Chongnyon station, also known as Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Sinŭiju-si, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. Sinuiju Chongnyon station is situated 1½ km southeast of Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dandong and Sinuiju.
Dandong
Photo: kevinforgard, CC BY 2.0.
Dandong, is a city in Liaoning Province, China, right next to the North Korean border. The quiet riverside city is most famous for the pockmarked Yalu River Bridge spanning distressingly over the river.
Sinuiju
Sinŭiju is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province.
Zhenzhu
Suburb
Zhenzhu Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China. As of 2020, it administers the following four residential communities and one village:… Zhenzhu is situated 4 km northeast of Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge.
Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge
- Categories: railway bridge, swing bridge, and transportation
- Location: North Pyongan Province, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.11604° or 40° 6′ 58″ northLongitude
124.38986° or 124° 23′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8QG6498Q+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1119773891OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q11174479
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鸭绿江断桥”
- French: “Pont cassé du Yalou”
- French: “Pont cassé du Yalu”
- French: “pont cassé du Yalü”
- Italian: “Ponte rotto sul fiume Yalu”
- Japanese: “鴨緑江断橋”
- Korean: “압록강 단교”
- Korean: “압록강단교”
- Thai: “สะพานขาดข้ามแม่น้ำยาลู่”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge and Sino-Korean Border Point.
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