Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge, Cable-stayed road bridge in Blagoveshchensk District, Russia and Heihe, China
The Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge is a cable-stayed road crossing over the Amur River linking Blagoveshchensk in Russia with Heihe in China. The structure carries two lanes and features a main span of 147 meters (482 feet), with a total length of 1,280 meters (4,200 feet) and a width of 14.5 meters (48 feet).
Talks on a cross-border bridge date to 1988, when China planned one with the Soviet Union; a 1995 agreement with Russia stalled. Construction finally began on 18 December 2016, the Russian and Chinese halves were joined on 31 May 2019, and completion was announced on 29 November 2019. The bridge opened on 10 June 2022, and the Kani-Kurgan checkpoint went round-the-clock on 3 January 2023.
The bridge functions as a physical connection point between Russian and Chinese communities, enabling direct transportation between Blagoveshchensk and Heihe cities.
The crossing operates continuously and handles up to 630 trucks, 164 buses and 68 cars each day. Travelers can pay in rubles or yuan and should expect waiting times for customs clearance.
The bridge was the first cross-border road bridge between Russia and China. Its design capacity is 630 trucks, 164 buses, 68 cars and 5,500 passengers per day. The Russian approach alone includes a 278-metre bridge over the Kanikurgan channel and about 17 km of second-category road with three interchanges.
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