HEILONGJIANG, Jan. 18, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River has recently passed the final acceptance test.

The maximum load capacity of the bridge reached 318 tonnes during the test.

Measuring 1,284 meters long and 14.5 meters wide, the bridge across the Heilongjiang River, known in Russia as the Amur River, stretches from Heihe, a border city in Heilongjiang Province, to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk. The bridge is expected to open in April.

[caption id="attachment_43559" align="alignnone" width="570"] Aerial photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 shows the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River.x (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43560" align="alignnone" width="569"] Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 shows the China-Russia joining part of the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43561" align="alignnone" width="570"] Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 from the Russian side shows the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43562" align="alignnone" width="570"] Aerial photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 shows the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43563" align="alignnone" width="570"] Aerial photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 shows the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43564" align="alignnone" width="570"] Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 from the Chinese side shows the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)[/caption]