In September, when read the news that the China-North Korea border river Yalu River Bridge repairs completed.
The Yalu River Bridge, there are in fact two, separated by less than 100 meters. The first bridge in May 1909 to commence in October 1911 completed by the then Japanese Korean Government House Railway Bureau built before the railway bridge, 12 holes, length 944.2 meters, width 11 meters, the number of fourth holes from the Chinese side for the opening and closing beam can be rotated 90 degrees, to facilitate exchanges of vessel. The second bridge was built in April 1937, 1943, opened the first bridge upstream from less than 100 meters. November 1950 - February 1951, after U.S. planes bombed several times, the first bridge is destroyed as the abolition of the bridge, leaving only half of it urges, the Korean side of the bare, leaving only a few piers.
The second bridge is, we often talk about the Yalu River Bridge is still in use is to liaise with North Korea ties. The bridge started construction in 1937, delivered in 1943. Up the railway bridge, down highways. Highway bridge at that time laying wood, cement board for shop in 1977 after no repair too. For many years without major repairs of the Yalu River Bridge had corroded steel beams have been stained, damaged roads are more than up to 300, and some bridge deck displacement, fracture, leading to the bridge load-bearing capacity diminished.
Yalu River bridge length 946.2 meters, of which China 569.9 meters long bridge. News reports said that the bridge deck repair project investment more than 2 million yuan, from沈阳铁路局investment, Dandong, Shenyang Railway Bureau, the construction of the Public Works section. Works 44 hours per week to 23:00 Sunday closed-door day and night construction, and the rest of the normal clearance. This project will be completed in late October of this year. This trimmed the bridge deck's load-bearing capacity will increase from the original 10 tons to 20 tons.
When the bridge repairs, Mon-Wed only allowed to travel and trade between vehicles, while the Thursday to Sunday closed sections of highway and railway transportation and normal unchanged.
With the completion of the bridge and North Korean tourism recovery, in order to meet the needs of tourists, Dandong Dandong Municipal Government and submitted to the Ministry of Public Security approved by the frontier inspection station, allowing visitors to reach the bridge into North Korean territory.
Ministry of Public Security approved: Allow foot bridge tourism, but visitors must ensure the safety and bridge safety. At the same time provides that: visitors are not allowed to take pictures pictures of the bridge, only to queue up to walk side by side.
Today, the Yalu River Bridge Shiba show the beautiful green water on top of heavy posture.
The photo shows being repaired in the Yalu River Bridge
Author: bjyong
