Yalu River Broken Bridge
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The Yalu River Broken Bridge is a partially destroyed historic bridge between China and North Korea that stands as a prominent war relic and tourist attraction symbolizing the Korean War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broken Bridge on the Yalu River | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| builtBy | Japanese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges over the Yalu River
ⓘ
Korean War memorials ⓘ Tourist attractions in Liaoning ⓘ |
| constructionEndYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| countryBorderFeature | China–North Korea border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical exhibition
ⓘ
pedestrian sightseeing ⓘ |
| damagedBy | United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedInConflict | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damageType | bombing ⓘ |
| design | truss bridge ⓘ |
| endsAbruptlyOver | Yalu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFromBank | Chinese bank of Yalu River ⓘ |
| facesCityAcrossRiver | Sinuiju NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesCountryAcrossRiver | North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnSigns |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Korean ⓘ |
| hasViewingSubject |
North Korean cityscape
ⓘ
Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge traffic ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Dandong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Yalu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpansRemainingOnChineseSide | about half of original spans ⓘ |
| operatedBy | local tourism authorities of Dandong ⓘ |
| originallyConnected |
Dandong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinuiju NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
railway transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| status |
closed to cross-border traffic
ⓘ
partially destroyed ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
China–North Korea relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese involvement in Korean War ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismFeature |
interpretive signs about Korean War
ⓘ
night illumination ⓘ viewing platform at broken end ⓘ |
| yearOfMajorDestruction | 1950 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Sinuiju