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Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Persian Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Band-e Kaisar
Caesar's dam		 بند قیصر National monument ID 78
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
World Heritage Site (2009)		 500 m (1,600 ft) Masonry
Dam bridge		 Out of order
Karun		 3rd century Shushtar
32°03′15.2″N 48°50′54.5″E / 32.054222°N 48.848472°E / 32.054222; 48.848472 (Band-e Kaisar)		 Khuzestan


Old Bridge of Dezful پل قدیم دزفول National monument ID 84 385 m (1,263 ft) Masonry
14 arches
Dez River		 3rd century Dezful
32°22′52.8″N 48°23′27.8″E / 32.381333°N 48.391056°E / 32.381333; 48.391056 (Old Bridge of Dezful)		 Khuzestan

Pol-e Dokhtar Bridge [fa] پلدختر Build during the Sasanian era
Height : 30 m (98 ft)		 270 m (890 ft) Masonry
8 arches originally		 Out of order
Qizil-Uzun		 3rd century Pol-e Dokhtar
33°09′36.8″N 47°42′56.3″E / 33.160222°N 47.715639°E / 33.160222; 47.715639 (Pol-e Dokhtar Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Kavar Bridge [fa] پل کوار National monument ID 6034
Build during the Sasanian era		 125 m (410 ft) Masonry
6 arches originally		 Out of order
Qare Aghaj		 3rd century Kavar
29°10′56.0″N 52°41′48.8″E / 29.182222°N 52.696889°E / 29.182222; 52.696889 (Kavar Bridge)		 Fars
Kashkan Bridge پل کشکان
National monument ID 335		 300 m (980 ft) Masonry
12 arches originally		 Out of order
Karkheh River		 Moradabad
33°35′17.0″N 47°52′56.8″E / 33.588056°N 47.882444°E / 33.588056; 47.882444 (Kashkan Bridge)		 Lorestan

Shapuri Bridge پل شاپوری Build during the Sasanian era Masonry
28 arches originally		 Out of order Khorramabad
33°28′03.9″N 48°20′19.7″E / 33.467750°N 48.338806°E / 33.467750; 48.338806 (Shapuri Bridge)		 Lorestan

Gavmishan Bridge پل گاوميشان Build during the Sasanian era 175 m (574 ft) Masonry Out of order
Karkheh River		 Halush
33°05′02.5″N 47°32′16.2″E / 33.084028°N 47.537833°E / 33.084028; 47.537833 (Gavmishan Bridge)		 Lorestan
Kiz Bridge پل دختر میانه National monument ID 87
Span : 23.9 m (78 ft)		 Masonry
3 arches		 Out of order
Qizil Üzan		 8th century Mianeh
37°19′27.1″N 47°49′06.3″E / 37.324194°N 47.818417°E / 37.324194; 47.818417 (Kiz Bridge)		 East Azerbaijan


Shahrestan Bridge پل شهرستان National monument ID 889
Built during Seljuq dynasty		 140 m (460 ft) Masonry
13 arches		 Footbridge
Zayanderud		 11th century Isfahan
32°37′37.3″N 51°43′03.5″E / 32.627028°N 51.717639°E / 32.627028; 51.717639 (Shahrestan Bridge)		 Isfahan

First Khodaafarin Bridge پل خداآفرین Azerbaijan–Iran border 160 m (520 ft) Masonry
11 arches		 Out of order
Aras		 12th century Khoda Afarin County - Cəbrayil
39°09′25.1″N 46°56′13.6″E / 39.156972°N 46.937111°E / 39.156972; 46.937111 (First Khodaafarin Bridge)		 East Azerbaijan
 Azerbaijan
Second Khodaafarin Bridge پل خداآفرین Azerbaijan–Iran border 120 m (390 ft) Masonry
15 arches		 Footbridge
Aras		 13th century Khoda Afarin County - Cəbrayil
39°09′03.1″N 46°56′25.4″E / 39.150861°N 46.940389°E / 39.150861; 46.940389 (Second Khodaafarin Bridge)		 East Azerbaijan
 Azerbaijan
Marnan Bridge پل مارنان Built during the Safavid dynasty Masonry
17 arches		 Footbridge
Zayanderud		 1599 Isfahan
32°38′28.9″N 51°38′36.2″E / 32.641361°N 51.643389°E / 32.641361; 51.643389 (Marnan Bridge)		 Isfahan
Si-o-se-pol سی وسه پل National monument ID 110
Built during the Safavid dynasty		 298 m (978 ft) Masonry
33 arches (2 levels)
Dam bridge		 Footbridge
Zayanderud		 1602 Isfahan
32°38′40.5″N 51°40′02.9″E / 32.644583°N 51.667472°E / 32.644583; 51.667472 (Si-o-se-pol)		 Isfahan

Latidan Bridge [fa] پل لاتیدان Masonry Out of order
Kul River		 1619 Nimeh Kar
27°11′39.2″N 55°45′00.4″E / 27.194222°N 55.750111°E / 27.194222; 55.750111 (Latidan Bridge)		 Hormozgan
Khaju Bridge پل خواجو National monument ID 111
Built during the Safavid dynasty		 132 m (433 ft) Masonry
21 arches (2 levels)
Dam bridge		 Footbridge
Zayanderud		 1650 Isfahan
32°38′12.6″N 51°40′59.9″E / 32.636833°N 51.683306°E / 32.636833; 51.683306 (Khaju Bridge)		 Isfahan

Joubi Bridge پل جویی Built during the Safavid dynasty 147 m (482 ft) Masonry
21 arches		 Footbridge
Zayanderud		 1665 Isfahan
32°38′16.8″N 51°40′38.8″E / 32.638000°N 51.677444°E / 32.638000; 51.677444 (Joubi Bridge)		 Isfahan

Mohammad Hassan Khan bridge پل محمدحسن‌خان National monument ID 1414 140 m (460 ft) Masonry
9 arches
Babol Roud		 18th century Babol
36°31′27.1″N 52°39′50.5″E / 36.524194°N 52.664028°E / 36.524194; 52.664028 (Mohammad Hassan Khan Bridge)		 Mazandaran

Davazdah Cheshmeh پل دوازده چشمه Built during the Safavid dynasty 130 m (430 ft) Masonry
12 arches
Haraz River		 18th century Amol
36°28′17.5″N 52°21′21.9″E / 36.471528°N 52.356083°E / 36.471528; 52.356083 (Davazdah Cheshmeh)		 Mazandaran

Adobe Bridge of Langarud [fa] پل خشتی لنگرود 37 m (121 ft) Masonry
2 arches
Langeroud river		 18th century Langarud
37°11′46.5″N 50°09′04.4″E / 37.196250°N 50.151222°E / 37.196250; 50.151222 (Adobe Bridge of Langarud)		 Gilan
Maragha Bridge [fa] پل مردق National monument ID 7540
Built during the Safavid dynasty		 26 m (85 ft) Masonry
3 arches
Mardaq-Chay		 Maragheh
37°20′35.3″N 46°24′13.0″E / 37.343139°N 46.403611°E / 37.343139; 46.403611 (Maragha Bridge)		 East Azerbaijan
Shapoor Bridge پل شاپور Built during the Qajar dynasty Masonry
2 arches
Otjun River		 Chaybagh
36°21′02.0″N 52°51′35.7″E / 36.350556°N 52.859917°E / 36.350556; 52.859917 (Shapoor Bridge)		 Mazandaran Province
Miandoab Bridge [fa] پل میرزا رسول National monument ID 2068
Built during the Qajar dynasty		 52 m (171 ft) Masonry
5 arches		 Out of order
Zarrineh River		 Miandoab
36°57′24.2″N 46°03′12.3″E / 36.956722°N 46.053417°E / 36.956722; 46.053417 (Miandoab Bridge)		 West Azerbaijan
Pol-e Siah پل سیاه اهواز National monument ID 2599 1,050 m (3,440 ft) Beam
Steel		 Railway bridge
Karun		 1919 Ahvaz
31°19′57.8″N 48°40′50.0″E / 31.332722°N 48.680556°E / 31.332722; 48.680556 (Pol-e Siah)		 Khuzestan
Veresk Bridge پل ورسک National monument ID 1534
Span : 66 m (217 ft)
Height : 110 m (360 ft)		 273 m (896 ft) Masonry
1 main arch, 10 secondary arches		 Trans-Iranian Railway 1936 Veresk
35°54′11.9″N 52°59′26.7″E / 35.903306°N 52.990750°E / 35.903306; 52.990750 (Veresk Bridge)		 Mazandaran
Moalagh Bridge پل معلق آمل National monument ID 1524 140 m (460 ft) Arch
Concrete tied-arch
Haraz River		 1959 Amol
36°28′13.8″N 52°21′21.6″E / 36.470500°N 52.356000°E / 36.470500; 52.356000 (Moalagh Bridge)		 Mazandaran
Meshginshahr suspension bridge پل معلق مشگین‌شهر Span : 325 m (1,066 ft)
Height : 80 m (260 ft)		 Suspension
Steel		 Footbridge
Khiav River		 2015 Meshginshahr
38°22′30.8″N 47°41′02.2″E / 38.375222°N 47.683944°E / 38.375222; 47.683944 (Meshginshahr suspension bridge)		 Ardabil
Tabiat Bridge پل طبیعت 270 m (890 ft) Truss
Steel		 Footbridge
Modarres Expressway		 2014 Tehran
35°45′15.5″N 51°21′13.6″E / 35.754306°N 51.353778°E / 35.754306; 51.353778 (Tabiat Bridge)		 Tehran


Major bridges

Name Persian Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Persian Gulf Bridge
under construction		 پل خلیج فارس 360 m (1,180 ft) (x3) 3,430 m (11,250 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
(180+360+180)x3		 Road-rail bridge
Clarence Strait		 Bandar e Pol - Qeshm Island
26°57′44.9″N 55°45′16.8″E / 26.962472°N 55.754667°E / 26.962472; 55.754667 (Persian Gulf Bridge)		 Hormozgan
Karun 4 Arch Bridge پل قوسی کارون 4 300 m (980 ft) 378 m (1,240 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch		 Road 72 (Iran)
Karun
(reservoir of Karun-4 Dam)		 2015 Kabusi
31°38′28.9″N 50°29′22.7″E / 31.641361°N 50.489639°E / 31.641361; 50.489639 (Karun 4 Arch Bridge)		 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

Sebalootak Bridge پل ترکه ای سه بلوطک 260 m (850 ft) 416 m (1,365 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
105+260+51		 Road bridge
Karun
(reservoir of Karun-3 Dam)		 Zaras
31°35′26.6″N 50°16′31.1″E / 31.590722°N 50.275306°E / 31.590722; 50.275306 (Sebalootak Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Lali Bridge پل لالی 256 m (840 ft) 460 m (1,510 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons		 Lali New Road
Karun
(reservoir of Upper Gotvand Dam)		 2011 Lali
32°15′49.3″N 49°04′40.9″E / 32.263694°N 49.078028°E / 32.263694; 49.078028 (Lali Bridge)		 Khuzestan

Karun 3 Dam Bridge سد کارون 3 252 m (827 ft) 336 m (1,102 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch		 Road 72 (Iran)
Karun
(reservoir of Karun-3 Dam)		 2005 Bajool
31°46′55.0″N 50°07′07.1″E / 31.781944°N 50.118639°E / 31.781944; 50.118639 (Karun 3 Dam Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Ghotour Bridge پل قطور 223 m (732 ft) 443 m (1,453 ft) Arch
Steel truss deck arch		 Trans-Iranian Railway
Ghotour River		 1970 Khoy
38°28′40.8″N 44°46′06.4″E / 38.478000°N 44.768444°E / 38.478000; 44.768444 (Ghotour Bridge)		 West Azerbaijan
Eighth Ahvaz Bridge پل هشتم 212 m (696 ft) 643 m (2,110 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
78+212+78		 Road bridge
Karun		 2011 Ahvaz
31°18′50.4″N 48°40′18.4″E / 31.314000°N 48.671778°E / 31.314000; 48.671778 (Eighth Ahvaz Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Karun 4 Cable-stayed Bridge پل ترکه ای کارون 4 210 m (690 ft) 380 m (1,250 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck and pylons
46+80+210+43		 Road bridge
Pipeline bridge
Karun
(reservoir of Karun-4 Dam)		 2016 Morvari
31°44′49.0″N 50°23′34.6″E / 31.746944°N 50.392944°E / 31.746944; 50.392944 (Karun 4 Cable-stayed Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Karun 3 Dam East Bridge سد کارون 3 160 m (520 ft) 213 m (699 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch		 Road 72 (Iran)
Karun
(reservoir of Karun-3 Dam)		 2005 Bajool
31°46′45.7″N 50°07′19.4″E / 31.779361°N 50.122056°E / 31.779361; 50.122056 (Karun 3 Dam East Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Bahrami Bridge پل کابلی 150 m (490 ft) 675 m (2,215 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
72+150+72		 Shushtar Bypass Road 39
Karun		 2006 Shushtar
32°02′02.1″N 48°49′19.7″E / 32.033917°N 48.822139°E / 32.033917; 48.822139 (Bahrami Bridge)		 Khuzestan

Ninth Ahvaz Bridge پل نهم اهواز 150 m (490 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+150+80		 Road bridge
Karun		 Ahvaz
31°21′49.0″N 48°41′14.5″E / 31.363611°N 48.687361°E / 31.363611; 48.687361 (Ninth Ahvaz Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Mared Bridge پل مارد 144 m (472 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch		 Road bridge
Karun		 2005 Khorramshahr
30°25′51.5″N 48°10′36.1″E / 30.430972°N 48.176694°E / 30.430972; 48.176694 (Mared Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Seventh Ahvaz Bridge پل هفتم 140 m (460 ft) (x2) 490 m (1,610 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
75+140+140+75		 Road bridge
Karun		 1998 Ahvaz
31°20′05.4″N 48°41′16.0″E / 31.334833°N 48.687778°E / 31.334833; 48.687778 (Seventh Ahvaz Bridge)		 Khuzestan
White Bridge پل اهواز 136 m (446 ft) 501 m (1,644 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
136 and 130 m		 Felestin Street - Taleghani
Karun		 1936 Ahvaz
31°19′25.2″N 48°40′36.3″E / 31.323667°N 48.676750°E / 31.323667; 48.676750 (White Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Ghaziyan Bridge پل غازیان 125 m (410 ft) 275 m (902 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
50+125+75+25
Twin bridges		 Road 49 (Iran)
Sefīd-Rūd		 2005 Bandar-e Anzali
37°27′55.7″N 49°28′05.5″E / 37.465472°N 49.468194°E / 37.465472; 49.468194 (Ghaziyan Bridge)		 Gilan
Gotvand Bridge پل گتوند 125 m (410 ft) 260 m (850 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
67+125+67		 Road bridge
Karun		 2009 Gotvand
32°15′38.7″N 48°50′00.7″E / 32.260750°N 48.833528°E / 32.260750; 48.833528 (Gotvand Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Sevom Khordad Bridge پل سوم خرداد 120 m (390 ft) 300 m (980 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
30+30+60+120+60		 Road bridge
Karun		 2005 Darkhoveyn
30°44′14.6″N 48°24′26.6″E / 30.737389°N 48.407389°E / 30.737389; 48.407389 (Sevom Khordad Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Karun 1 Dam Bridge پل کارون 1 100 m (330 ft) 190 m (620 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
45+100+45		 Road bridge
Karun		 2005 Eslamabad
32°02′06.1″N 49°36′34.7″E / 32.035028°N 49.609639°E / 32.035028; 49.609639 (Karun 1 Dam Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Second Shushtar Bridge پل دوم شوشتر 100 m (330 ft) (x2) 700 m (2,300 ft) Arch
Steel tied-arch
100+30+76+30+100		 Road bridge
Karun		 2011 Shushtar
32°02′57.7″N 48°50′09.8″E / 32.049361°N 48.836056°E / 32.049361; 48.836056 (Second Shushtar Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Tale Zang Bridge پل راه آهن تله زنگ 100 m (330 ft) 215 m (705 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
65+100+50		 Dorud-Andimeshk railway
Dez River		 2012 Tale Zang
32°49′31.5″N 48°45′53.3″E / 32.825417°N 48.764806°E / 32.825417; 48.764806 (Tale Zang Bridge)		 Khuzestan
Urmia Lake Bridge پل میان‌گذر دریاچه ارومیه 100 m (330 ft) 1,414 m (4,639 ft) Arch
Steel tied-arch		 Road 16 (Iran)
Lake Urmia		 Urmia - Aq Gonbad
37°47′35.8″N 45°22′27.7″E / 37.793278°N 45.374361°E / 37.793278; 45.374361 (Urmia Lake Bridge)		 West Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan


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References

  1. "Band-e Kaisar (Shadorvan Bridge)".
  2. "Dezful Old Bridge".
  3. "Kashgan Bridge".
  4. "Shapouri Bridge".
  5. "Gavmishan Bridge".
  6. "Dokhtar Bridge (Kiz Bridge)".
  7. "Shahrestan Bridge".
  8. ^ "Khoda Afarin Bridge".
  9. "Marnan Bridge".
  10. "Sio Seh Pol Bridge".
  11. "Latidan Bridge".
  12. "Khajoo Bridge".
  13. "Sa'adat Abad Bridge".
  14. "Mohammad Hassan Khan Bridge".
  15. "Veresk Bridge".
  1. "Band-e Kaisar".
  2. "Old Dezful Bridge".
  3. "Kavar Bridge".
  4. "Kashkan Bridge".
  5. "Shapuri Bridge".
  6. "Dokhtar Bridge".
  7. "Shahrestan Bridge".
  8. "Khoda-Afarin Bridge (13th century)".
  9. "Marnan Bridge".
  10. "Allahverdi Khan Bridge".
  11. "Latidan Bridge".
  12. "Khaju Bridge".
  13. "Joubi Bridge".
  14. "Davazdah Cheshmeh Bridge".
  15. "Ahvaz Rail Bridge".
  16. "Veresk Bridge".
  17. "Meshginshahr Suspension Bridge".
  18. "Tabiat Bridge".
  19. "Lali Bridge".
  20. "Ghotour Bridge".
  21. "Eighth Ahvaz Bridge".
  22. "Karoon River Bridge".
  23. "Seventh Ahvaz Bridge".
  24. "Sefid Bridge".
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  24. "Lali Bridge". hexa.ir.
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  37. "Goutvand Bridge". hexa.ir.
  38. "Sevom Khordad Bridge (Darquain)". hexa.ir.
  39. "Karun I Bridge". hexa.ir.
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  41. "Tale Zang Bridge". hexa.ir.
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Further reading

  • Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
  • Shiraazi, K.; OstadiAsl, Z.; Sheikhloie, V.; Azami, A.; Hassanimehr, S. (2012). Traditionally Sustainability Analyses of Hydraulic-Architectural Bridge Construction in Iran. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology.
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