[4] Gurevich said that the proposal to construct a bridge across the river was first suggested by the Russian side, in view of growing cargo transportation demands.
[5] During President Putin's visit to China in May 2014, another agreement about the construction of the bridge was signed by Russian and Chinese officials.
[16] The launch of traffic on the bridge opened a new transport corridor between Russia and China, which removed a number of existing infrastructure restrictions.
The distance for transporting goods to the northern provinces of China has been reduced by more than 700 km compared to existing routes.
In 2014, it was reported that the main structure over the Amur River runs north-south and will consist of 20 110-meter steel through-truss spans.