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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	^{[I 1]} ^{[S 1]} ^[1] ^[2]
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	^{[I 2]} ^{[S 2]} ^[3]
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	^[4]
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	^{[S 3]} ^[5]
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	^{[I 3]} ^{[S 4]} ^[6]
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	^{[I 4]} ^{[S 5]} ^[6]
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	^{[I 5]}
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	^{[I 6]} ^{[S 6]} ^[7] ^[8]
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	^{[I 7]} ^{[S 7]} ^[9]
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	^{[I 8]}
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	^{[I 8]} ^{[S 8]}
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	^{[I 9]} ^{[S 9]}
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	^{[I 10]} ^{[S 10]} ^[10]
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	^{[I 11]} ^{[S 11]}
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	^{[I 12]} ^{[S 12]} ^[11]
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	^{[I 13]} ^{[S 13]} ^[12]
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	^{[I 14]} ^[13] ^[14]
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	^{[S 14]} ^[13] ^[14]
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	^[15]
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	^[16]
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	^[13]
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	^{[S 15]}
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	^{[I 15]} ^{[S 16]}
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	^{[S 17]} ^[17]
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	^{[S 18]}

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	^[18]
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	^[19]^[20] ^[21]
	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	^[22]^[23]
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	^{[S 19]} ^[24] ^[25]
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	^[26]
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	^{[S 20]}
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	^{[S 21]} ^[27]
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	^[28]
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	^[26]
	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	^{[S 22]} ^[29] ^[30]^[31]
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	^[32]
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	^[33]
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	^{[S 23]} ^[34]
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	^{[S 24]} ^[35]
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	^[36]
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	^[37]
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	^[38]
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	^[39]
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	^[40]
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	^[41]
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	^[42]

References

Iran Tourism and Touring Organization. "List of Iranian bridges". itto.org.

Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

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External links

M.R. MehdiNezhad, E. AmirKolaee, H. Nikbakht, H.G. PateRoudi (2014). "Structural Identification of Bridges(Case Study: Mazandaran, Iran)" (PDF). ojceu.ir. Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism, Volume 4, Issue3.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Category: Bridges in Iran". highestbridges.com.
"List of bridges". archnet.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.