Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge Explained

The Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge (ru|мост Благовещенск — Хэйхэ; Chinese: 黑河－布拉戈维申斯克界河公路大桥) is a bridge across the Amur River, connecting the cities of Blagoveshchensk, Russia, and Heihe, China. According to CNN, the construction of the bridge started in 2016 and was completed in late 2019.^[1] It was estimated that the bridge cost 18.8 billion rubles.Regular bridge traffic started on June 10, 2022.^[2] The new crossing between China and Russia is currently available only for freight traffic.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Russia and China complete border crossing bridge. Amy Woodyatt. CNN. December 1, 2019.
2. News: Russia and China open cross-border bridge as ties deepen . Reuters . 10 June 2022 .
3. Web site: Мост через Амур в Китай заработал после двух лет ковидного простоя. 10 June 2022 . 10 June 2022 . ru . Bridge across the Amur to China launched after two years of covid downtime.