First road bridge linking North Korea and Russia nearing completion

AsiaEast Asia First road bridge linking North Korea and Russia nearing completionConstruction of the bridge was agreed during a 2024 visit to North Korea by President Vladimir PutinHeejin Kim Thursday 23 April 2026 13:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963556","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/russia-north-korea-bridge-opening-b2963556.html","title":"First ever North Korea-Russia bridge nearing completion"}}ClosePutin Says Russia–North Korea Ties 'Going to Plan' Amid Ukraine WarOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"East Asia ","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}North Korea and Russia are pushing to swiftly open a new road bridge across the Tumen River, state media KCNA report...