The Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge (; zh, 黑河－布拉戈维申斯克界河公路大桥) is a bridge across the

Amur River The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur ''proper'' is ...

, connecting the cities of

Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk ( rus, Благовещенск, p=bləɡɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur River, Amur and the ...

, Russia, and

Heihe Heihe (; ; Russian language, Russian: Хэйхэ) is a prefecture-level city of northern Heilongjiang province, China, located on the Sino-Russian border, Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur River, Amur (Heilong) River, across the r ...

, China. According to CNN, the construction of the bridge started in 2016 and was completed in late 2019. It was estimated that the bridge cost 18.8 billion

rubles The ruble or rouble (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is a currency unit. Currently, currencies named ''ruble'' in circulation include the Russian ruble (RUB, ₽) in Russia and the Belarusian ruble (BYN, Rbl) in Belarus. These currencies are su ...

. Passing vehicles pay a toll. Regular bridge traffic started on June 10, 2022. The new crossing between China and Russia was initially available only for freight traffic. The bridge opened for passenger vehicles on January 2, 2025. In 2024, circa 200 trucks crossed the bridge daily.

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Bridges in Russia Bridges in China Bridges completed in 2019 International bridges in China 2019 establishments in Russia 2019 establishments in China Blagoveshchensk Buildings and structures in Heihe Bridges over the Amur International bridges in Russia {{Russia-bridge-struct-stub

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