List of bridges in Armenia

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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.

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Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameArmenianDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
Bridge Kapan.jpg 1 Kapan Medieval Bridge Միջնադարյան կամուրջ ԿապանումMonument ID 9.1/10.4 Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Tsav River
871 Tsav Syunik [1]
Lori Berd Bridge Lori marz 01.jpg 2 Lori Berd Bridge  [ hy ]Լոռի բերդի կամուրջMonument 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
Bridge on Azat River.JPG 3 Azat River Bridge  [ hy ]Ազատ կամուրջMonument 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
Sanahin bridge.jpg 4 Sanahin Bridge  [ hy ]Սանահինի կամուրջMonument 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]
The remains of a bridge2.jpg 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
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
[S 2]
[3]
Agarakadzori kamowrje.jpg 6 Agarakadzor Bridge  [ hy ]Ագարակաձոր կամուրջMonument 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
Yaghdan bridge 02.jpg 7 Yaghdan Bridge Յաղդան ԿամուրջMonument 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
Sranots`i Kamowrj 1.jpg 8 Sranots Bridge Սրանոցի ԿամուրջMonument ID 10.8/6.9 Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Kirants River
14th century Acharkut Tavush
Ashtarak Bridge.jpg 9 Ashtarak Bridge Աշտարակ կամուրջMonument 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]
Red Bridge of Yerevan2.png 10 Red Bridge, Yerevan
in ruins
Կարմիր կամուրջMonument 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]
02 Oshakan 05.jpg 11 Oshakan Bridge  [ hy ]Օշականի կամուրջըMonument ID 2.113/24 Masonry
5 arches (3 pointed arches)
Road bridge
H19 road (Armenia).png 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
KAMOWRJ Orotan (Sisian) i 1855 t`..jpg 12 Melik Tangi Bridge  [ hy ]Կամուրջ Մելիք ԹանգիMonument 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
Victory bridge.jpg 13 Victory Bridge, Yerevan Հաղթանակի կամուրջMonument 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]
Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct, Yerevan.jpg 14 Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct Հրազդանի Ձորի ջրանցույցMonument ID 1.6/156 100 m (330 ft) Masonry 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]
2014 Prowincja Sjunik, Chyndzoresk (009).jpg 15 Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge  [ hy ]Խնձորեսկի ճոճվող կամուրջSpan : 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]
NameLocalityDateImageNotes
Areni Bridge Areni 13the centurySpans the Arpa River
Tsakhats Kar Bridge Shatin 13th-14the centuriesSpans the Yeghegis River
Tsatur Bridge Shatin 1666Spans the Yeghegis River
Vayk Bridge Vayk 17th centurySpans the Arpa River

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with greatest spans of Armenia (non-exhaustive list).

NameArmenianSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
1 Nor Hachn Bridge Նոր Հաճընի կամուրջը160 m (520 ft)636 m (2,087 ft) Truss
Steel
V-shaped legs
Road-rail bridge
H5 road (Armenia).png 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]
2014 Prowincja Wajoc Dzor, Dzermuk, Most nad kanionem rzeki Arpa (02).jpg 2 Jermuk Bridge Ջերմուկ, կամուրջ120 m (390 ft)168 m (551 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
H42 road (Armenia).png 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]

Great Bridge of Hrazdan.jpg 3 Great Bridge of Hrazdan Հրազդանի Մեծ կամուրջ115 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]
Ashtarak Bridge Sarkis.jpg 4 Ashtarak Highway Bridge Աշտարակ կամուրջ84 m (276 ft)368 m (1,207 ft) Beam
Steel, orthotropic deck
63+84+63
Twin bridges
Highway bridge
M1 Road signs of Armenia.png 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]
Yerevan ZipLine Airlines 14.jpg 5 Davtashen Bridge Դավթաշենի կամուրջ80 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]
Debed bridge stepanavan.jpg 6 Stepanavan Bridge Ստեփանավանի կամուրջ63 m (207 ft) (x3)237 m (778 ft) Beam
Steel, orthotropic deck
18+63x3+18
Twin bridges
Highway bridge
M3 Road signs of Armenia.png 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 կամուրջ63 m (207 ft) (x3)208 m (682 ft) Beam
Steel
Highway bridge
M2 Road signs of Armenia.png 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
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
[10]

See also

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Notes and 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. 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.

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