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News: North Korea and Russia opened the Yakov Novichenko Bridge, their first proper road link, over the Tumen River.
About Yakov Novichenko Bridge
- Location: The Yakov Novichenko Bridge is built over the Tumen River between Russia and North Korea.
- It was built near the existing Friendship Bridge, a rail bridge commissioned in 1959.
- Naming: The bridge is named after Yakov Novichenko, a Red Army soldier whom Pyongyang credits with protecting Kim Il Sung in 1946.
- Size and Design: It is a 1-km-long, two-lane road bridge designed to allow up to 300 vehicles to cross every day.
- Connectivity: It provides the first proper road link between Russia and North Korea.
- It will also connect with Russia’s federal road network and the transport corridor between Vladivostok and St Petersburg.
About Tumen River
- The Tumen River originates from Mount Paektu, along the China–North Korea border.
- It forms part of the boundary between China and North Korea in the upper reaches and between North Korea and Russia in the lower reaches.
- Other names: It is also known as the Tuman River or Duman River.
- Its Russian name, Tumannaya, means “foggy”.
- Tributaries: The Gaya River and Hunchun River are tributaries of the Tumen River.
- Merges into: It enters the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
- Key Features:
- Size: It is 521 km long and is the third-longest river in Korea.
- Navigability: The river is navigable for only 85 km, limiting its navigational use.
- River Economic Development Area: In 1995, China, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea and South Korea signed three agreements to create the Tumen River Economic Development Area.
