List of bridges in Armenia
This list of bridges in Armenia lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Locality | Date | Image | Notes |
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Areni Bridge | Areni | 13the century | Spans the Arpa River | |
Tsakhats Kar Bridge | Shatin | 13th-14the centuries | Spans the Yeghegis River | |
Tsatur Bridge | Shatin | 1666 | Spans the Yeghegis River | |
Vayk Bridge | Vayk | 17th century | Spans the Arpa River |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with greatest spans of Armenia (non-exhaustive list).
Name | Armenian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Nor Hachn Bridge | Նոր Հաճընի կամուրջը | 160 m (520 ft) | 636 m (2,087 ft) | Truss Steel V-shaped legs |
Road-rail bridge Hrazdan River |
1981 | Nor Hachn - Arzni 39°50′17.3″N 45°40′18.8″E / 39.838139°N 45.671889°E |
Kotayk | [S 8] [5] | |
2 | Jermuk Bridge | Ջերմուկ, կամուրջ | 120 m (390 ft) | 168 m (551 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch |
1972 | Jermuk 39°50′17.3″N 45°40′18.8″E / 39.838139°N 45.671889°E |
Vayots Dzor | [S 9] | ||
3 | Great Bridge of Hrazdan | Հրազդանի Մեծ կամուրջ | 115 m (377 ft) | 335 m (1,099 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch |
Road bridge Kievyan Street - Leningradian Street Hrazdan River |
1956 | Yerevan Arabkir - Ajapnyak 40°11′29.0″N 44°28′56.4″E / 40.191389°N 44.482333°E |
Yerevan | [S 10] | |
4 | Ashtarak Highway Bridge | Աշտարակ կամուրջ | 84 m (276 ft) | 368 m (1,207 ft) | Beam Steel, orthotropic deck 63+84+63 Twin bridges |
Highway bridge Kasagh River |
1994 2003 |
Ashtarak 40°17′54.3″N 44°22′23.9″E / 40.298417°N 44.373306°E |
Tavush | [S 11] [7] | |
5 | Davtashen Bridge | Դավթաշենի կամուրջ | 80 m (260 ft) (x3) | 496 m (1,627 ft) | Beam Steel, orthotropic deck 48+3x80+64 Twin bridges |
Road bridge Sasna Tzrer Street - Vaghrshyan Street Hrazdan River |
2000 | Yerevan Davtashen - Arabkir 40°12′34.2″N 44°29′36.8″E / 40.209500°N 44.493556°E |
Yerevan | [8] | |
6 | Stepanavan Bridge | Ստեփանավանի կամուրջ | 63 m (207 ft) (x3) | 237 m (778 ft) | Beam Steel, orthotropic deck 18+63x3+18 Twin bridges |
Highway bridge Dzoraget River |
1989 | Stepanavan 41°00′49.7″N 44°23′06.4″E / 41.013806°N 44.385111°E |
Lori | [9] | |
7 | Meghri Bridge | Մեղրիի կամուրջ | 63 m (207 ft) (x3) | 208 m (682 ft) | Beam Steel |
1995 | Meghri - Nordooz 38°51′06.3″N 46°12′06.0″E / 38.851750°N 46.201667°E |
Syunik Iran |
[10] |
See also
- Transport in Armenia
- Rail transport in Armenia
- Geography of Armenia
Notes and references
- Notes
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
- ^ "Kapan". armenia-tour.com.
- ^ "Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture - Sanahin Bridge". armenianstudies.csufresno.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12.
- ^ "The Bridge Over The Akhurian River". virtualani.org.
- ^ "Khndzoresk Miracle: 160 Meter Swinging Bridge, Built By Hand, Officially Opens". hetq.am.
- ^ "Мост на реке Раздан (70-е годы)" [Bridge on the Hrazdan River (70s)]. giprostroymost.ru (in Russian).
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- ^ "Ashtarak bridge over the Kasakh river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
- ^ "Davtashen bridge in Yerevan over the Hrazdan river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
- ^ "Stepanavan bridge over the Dzoraget river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
- ^ "Meghri bridge over the river Arax". kamurjshin.am.
External links
- "Կամուրջներ, քարավանատներ" [Bridges, Caravanserais of Armenia]. navasardtours.com (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-30.
- "Completed projects". kamurjshin.am.
- "Category: Bridges in Armenia". highestbridges.com.