List of bridges in Iraq

This list of bridges in Iraq 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	Arabic	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
	1	Delal Bridge	پل دلال	Height : 15.5 m (51 ft) Span : 16 m (52 ft)	115 m (377 ft)	Masonry 5 arches, carved limestone	Khabur (Tigris)		Zakho 37°08′10.6″N42°41′41.6″E / 37.136278°N 42.694889°E / 37.136278; 42.694889 (Delal Bridge)	Duhok Governorate	[1] [2]
	2	Abbasid Bridge	القنطرة العباسية		22 m (72 ft)	Masonry 1 remaining arch	Wadi al Murr		Nineveh 36°31′48.1″N42°43′17.8″E / 36.530028°N 42.721611°E / 36.530028; 42.721611 (Abbasid Bridge)	Nineveh Governorate	[3]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

		Name	Arabic	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
	1	Adhamiyah Bridge  [ ar ]	جسر الأئمة	182 m (597 ft)	370 m (1,210 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, 1 steel pylon 182+60+61	Road bridge Tigris	1983	Baghdad 33°21′33.7″N44°21′14.9″E / 33.359361°N 44.354139°E / 33.359361; 44.354139 (Adhamiyah Bridge)	Baghdad Governorate	[Note 1] [4] [5] [6]
	2	14th of July Bridge	جسر 14 تموز	168 m (551 ft)	335 m (1,099 ft)	Suspension Self-anchored, steel girder deck, steel pylons 84+168+84	Road bridge Tigris	1964	Baghdad 33°17′45.0″N44°23′59.7″E / 33.295833°N 44.399917°E / 33.295833; 44.399917 (14th of July Bridge)	Baghdad Governorate	[Note 1] [7] [8]
	3	Muhammad al-Baqir al-Sadr Bridge  [ ar ]	جسر التنومة الجديد	150 m (490 ft)	1,188 m (3,898 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, steel pylons 69+150+69	Road bridge Shatt al-Arab	2017	Basra 30°30′38.7″N47°51′07.0″E / 30.510750°N 47.851944°E / 30.510750; 47.851944 (Muhammad al-Baqir al-Sadr Bridge)	Basra Governorate	[9] [10]
	4	Bridge of Civilizations  [ ar ]	جسر الحضارات			Cable-stayed	Road bridge Euphrates	2015	Nasiriyah 31°02′30.3″N46°15′04.1″E / 31.041750°N 46.251139°E / 31.041750; 46.251139 (Bridge of Civilizations)	Dhi Qar Governorate	[11]

Notes and references

• Notes

1. The length given only takes into account the main bridge, central span(s) and shore span(s), approach viaducts are not counted.

• Others references

1. Pavelka, K. "Detailed documentation and 3d model creation of Dalal Bridge using terrestrial photogrammetry in Zakhu, northern Iraqi Kurdistan" (PDF). Cipa.icomos.org. 22nd CIPA Symposium, October 11-15, 2009, Kyoto, Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015.
2. "Zakho Bridge". Mcid.mcah.columbia.edu - Columbia University. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
3. "800-Year-Old Bridge in Iraq Threatened by Erosion". Theglobalherald.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
4. "Adhamiyah Bridge". Structurae.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
5. Yamamoto, Takao; Kitahara, Toshio (1986). "Quality Control in the Erection of Cable-Stayed Bridges". In International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) (ed.). IABSE reports. E-periodica.ch. Vol. 51. pp. 259–266. doi:10.5169/seals-39586.
6. Maunsell (1983). "Adhamiyah Bridge, Baghdad (Iraq)". In International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) (ed.). IABSE structures. E-periodica.ch. Vol. 7. pp. 100, 101. doi:10.5169/seals-18292.
7. "July 14 Bridge". Structurae.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
8. Al-Zuhairi, Alaa Hussein (January 2007). "Analysis and design of Suspension Bridges". Researchgate.net. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.31062.96324.
9. "Muhammad Baquir Al-Sadr Bridge, Basra, Iraq". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
10. "Cable-stayed bridge over Shatt al-'Arab river, Al Basra, Iraq". Demiranda.it - De Miranda Associati Ingegneria Strutturale. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
11. "Civilisations Bridge". Ur-architecture.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

See also

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as: KML

• Transport in Iraq
• Roads in Iraq
• Rail transport in Iraq
• Geography of Iraq
• List of Roman bridges

External links

• "Brücken". Brueckenweb.de (in German).
• "Suspension Bridges of Iraq". Bridgemeister.com.

Further reading

• Prade, Marcel (1990). "L'Iraq". Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 197. ISBN   2-902170-68-8.
• "Bridge projects completion percentage map" (PDF). Moch.gov.iq - Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works. 2022.