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	Armenian	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Kapan Medieval Bridge	Միջնադարյան կամուրջ Կապանում	Monument ID 9.1/10.4		Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Tsav River	871	Tsav	Syunik	[1]
	2	Lori Berd Bridge  [ hy ]	Լոռի բերդի կամուրջ	Monument ID 7.44/12.2.6		Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Urut River	11th century	Lori Berd 41°00′15.0″N44°25′52.2″E / 41.004167°N 44.431167°E / 41.004167; 44.431167 (Lori Berd Bridge)	Lori
	3	Azat River Bridge  [ hy ]	Ազատ կամուրջ	Monument ID 6.21/20		Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Azat River	11th century	Garni 40°06′58.6″N44°44′33.6″E / 40.116278°N 44.742667°E / 40.116278; 44.742667 (Azat River Bridge)	Kotayk
	4	Sanahin Bridge	Սանահինի կամուրջ	Monument ID 7.2/23	60 m (200 ft)	Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Debed	1195	Alaverdi 41°05′56.5″N44°39′27.1″E / 41.099028°N 44.657528°E / 41.099028; 44.657528 (Sanahin Bridge)	Lori	[S 1] [2]
	5	Akhurian River Bridge  [ hy ] in ruins	Անիի կամուրջ	Armenia–Turkey border Span : 30 m (98 ft)		Masonry 1 arch	Out of order Akhurian River	13th century	Ani 40°30′15.4″N43°34′22.6″E / 40.504278°N 43.572944°E / 40.504278; 43.572944 (Akhurian River Bridge)	Shirak   Turkey	[S 2] [3]
	6	Agarakadzor Bridge  [ hy ]	Ագարակաձոր կամուրջ	Monument ID 11.4/10		Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Arpa	13th century	Agarakadzor 39°44′28.4″N45°19′28.8″E / 39.741222°N 45.324667°E / 39.741222; 45.324667 (Agarakadzor Bridge)	Vayots Dzor
	7	Yaghdan Bridge	Յաղդան Կամուրջ	Monument ID 7.79/10		Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Yaghdanjur River	13th century	Yaghdan 41°00′30.3″N44°30′50.1″E / 41.008417°N 44.513917°E / 41.008417; 44.513917 (Yaghdan Bridge)	Lori
	8	Sranots Bridge	Սրանոցի Կամուրջ	Monument ID 10.8/6.9		Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Kirants River	14th century	Acharkut	Tavush
	9	Ashtarak Bridge	Աշտարակ կամուրջ	Monument ID 2.1/21		Masonry 3 arches	Road bridge Kasagh River	1664	Ashtarak 40°17′54.1″N44°22′05.5″E / 40.298361°N 44.368194°E / 40.298361; 44.368194 (Ashtarak Bridge)	Aragatsotn	[S 3]
	10	Red Bridge, Yerevan in ruins	Կարմիր կամուրջ	Monument ID 1.6/84	87 m (285 ft)	Masonry 4 pointed arches	Road bridge Out of order Hrazdan River	1679	Yerevan Kentron 40°10′18.3″N44°30′00.0″E / 40.171750°N 44.500000°E / 40.171750; 44.500000 (Red Bridge, Yerevan)	Yerevan	[S 4]
	11	Oshakan Bridge  [ hy ]	Օշականի կամուրջը	Monument ID 2.113/24		Masonry 5 arches (3 pointed arches)	Road bridge H19 Kasagh River	1706	Oshakan 40°15′23.4″N44°18′52.5″E / 40.256500°N 44.314583°E / 40.256500; 44.314583 (Oshakan Bridge)	Aragatsotn
	12	Melik Tangi Bridge  [ hy ]	Կամուրջ Մելիք Թանգի	Monument ID 9.78/3		Masonry 1 pointed arch	Road bridge Vorotan	1855	Vorotnavan 39°29′02.6″N46°08′22.0″E / 39.484056°N 46.139444°E / 39.484056; 46.139444 (Melik Tangi Bridge)	Syunik
	13	Victory Bridge, Yerevan	Հաղթանակի կամուրջ	Monument ID 1.6/85	200 m (660 ft)	Arch bridge Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Hrazdan River	1945	Yerevan Kentron 40°10′29.2″N44°29′58.9″E / 40.174778°N 44.499694°E / 40.174778; 44.499694 (Victory Bridge, Yerevan)	Yerevan	[S 5]
	14	Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct	Հրազդանի Ձորի ջրանցույց	Monument ID 1.6/156	100 m (330 ft)	Masonry	Aqueduct Hrazdan River	1950	Yerevan Kentron 40°10′43.4″N44°29′53.9″E / 40.178722°N 44.498306°E / 40.178722; 44.498306 (Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct)	Yerevan	[S 6]
	15	Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge  [ hy ]	Խնձորեսկի ճոճվող կամուրջ	Span : 160 m (520 ft) Height : 63 m (207 ft)	160 m (520 ft)	Suspension Steel	Footbridge Khor Dzor	2012	Khndzoresk 39°30′02.7″N46°25′58.7″E / 39.500750°N 46.432972°E / 39.500750; 46.432972 (Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge)	Syunik	[S 7] [4]

Name	Locality	Date	Image	Notes
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.
	1	Nor Hachn Bridge	Նոր Հաճընի կամուրջը	160 m (520 ft)	636 m (2,087 ft)	Truss Steel V-shaped legs	Road-rail bridge H5 Masis-Nurnus rail line Hrazdan River	1981	Nor Hachn - Arzni 39°50′17.3″N45°40′18.8″E / 39.838139°N 45.671889°E / 39.838139; 45.671889 (Nor Hachn Bridge)	Kotayk	[S 8] [5]
	2	Jermuk Bridge	Ջերմուկ, կամուրջ	120 m (390 ft)	168 m (551 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch	Road bridge H42 Arpa	1972	Jermuk 39°50′17.3″N45°40′18.8″E / 39.838139°N 45.671889°E / 39.838139; 45.671889 (Jermuk Bridge)	Vayots Dzor	[S 9] [6]
	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″N44°28′56.4″E / 40.191389°N 44.482333°E / 40.191389; 44.482333 (Great Bridge of Hrazdan)	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 M1 Kasagh River	1994 2003	Ashtarak 40°17′54.3″N44°22′23.9″E / 40.298417°N 44.373306°E / 40.298417; 44.373306 (Ashtarak Highway Bridge)	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″N44°29′36.8″E / 40.209500°N 44.493556°E / 40.209500; 44.493556 (Davtashen Bridge)	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 M3 Dzoraget River	1989	Stepanavan 41°00′49.7″N44°23′06.4″E / 41.013806°N 44.385111°E / 41.013806; 44.385111 (Stepanavan Bridge)	Lori	[9]
	7	Meghri Bridge	Մեղրիի կամուրջ	63 m (207 ft) (x3)	208 m (682 ft)	Beam Steel	Highway bridge M2 Aras	1995	Meghri - Nordooz 38°51′06.3″N46°12′06.0″E / 38.851750°N 46.201667°E / 38.851750; 46.201667 (Meghri Bridge)	Syunik   Iran	[10]

See also

• Architecture portal
• Transport portal

• Geography of Armenia
• Rail transport in Armenia
• Transport in Armenia

Notes and references

• Notes

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

1. "Sanahin Bridge".
2. "Akhurian River Bridge".
3. "Ashtarak Bridge".
4. "Red Bridge".
5. "Victory Bridge".
6. "Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct".
7. "Khndzoresk Bridge".
8. "Hrazdan Railroad Bridge".
9. "Jermuk Bridge".
10. "Great Hrazdan River Bridge".
11. "New Ashtarak Bridge".

• Others references

1. "Kapan". armenia-tour.com.
2. "Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture - Sanahin Bridge". armenianstudies.csufresno.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12.
3. "The Bridge Over The Akhurian River". virtualani.org.
4. "Khndzoresk Miracle: 160 Meter Swinging Bridge, Built By Hand, Officially Opens". hetq.am.
5. "Мост на реке Раздан (70-е годы)" [Bridge on the Hrazdan River (70s)]. giprostroymost.ru (in Russian).
6. Popov; Ruzhansky; Poliakova (May 1978). "Arch all-metal bridge over the Arpa River in Jermuk". IABSE Structures - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Vol. 2, No 4. p. 19. doi:10.5169/seals-15104. ISSN   0377-7286.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
7. "Ashtarak bridge over the Kasakh river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
8. "Davtashen bridge in Yerevan over the Hrazdan river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
9. "Stepanavan bridge over the Dzoraget river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
10. "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.