Work was completed on the first-ever railroad bridge connecting Russia to China in early April, as Russian engineers installed the final steel beam in its section of the structure over the river called the Amur in Russian and the Heilongjiang. China finished its part of the work last October, as the structure successfully spanned the world's 10th longest river, which markets the boundary between the two countries. Officials say the bridge will open for public use after the necessary inspections in July this year.
Construction of the 2,200-meter bridge linking Nizhneleninskoye in Russia's Jewish Autonomous Oblast and the Chinese city of Tongjiang city began in 2014. Construction of the $355-million bridge, followed 20 years of negotiations and several ups and downs in decision-making between China and Russia.