Tabriz Cable Bridge

Tabriz Cable Bridge

پل کابلی تبریز
Coordinates38°01′51″N 46°12′37″E / 38.0309°N 46.2103°E / 38.0309; 46.2103
LocaleTabriz, Iran
Other name(s)Ettehad-e Melli
OwnerMunicipality of Tabriz
Maintained byMunicipality of Tabriz
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridges
MaterialConcrete
Total length113 m (371 ft)
Width32 m (105 ft)
History
Engineering design byIranian and French firms
Constructed by Iran and  France
Construction start2003
Construction end2007
Construction cost75 million dollars
Opened2007
Inaugurated2007
Location
Map

Tabriz Cable Bridge (Persian: پل کابلی تبریز), officially calls Ettehad-e-Melli (National Unity), is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by 29 Bahman Metro Station at the eastern entrance of Tabriz, capital of East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is the biggest cable-stayed bridge in Iran with a total length of 113 meters and width of 32 meters.[1]

Workers on the middle pier of an inchoate hanging cable bridge in Tabriz, Iran

References

  1. ^ "بزرگترین پل كابلی ایران(تبریز)". memarinews. 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2015.