List of bridges in Syria

Historical and architectural interest bridges

		Name	Arabic	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
	1	Roman Bridge over the Sabun River		Leads to the ancient city of Cyrrhus		Masonry 3 arches	Sabun River	2nd century	Dayr Şawwān 36°44′20.9″N36°58′20.8″E / 36.739139°N 36.972444°E / 36.739139; 36.972444 (Roman Bridge over the Sabun River)	Aleppo	[1] [2]
	2	Roman Bridge over the Afrin River		Leads to the ancient city of Cyrrhus		Masonry 6 arches	Afrin River	2nd century	Dayr Şawwān 36°43′45.3″N36°58′48.8″E / 36.729250°N 36.980222°E / 36.729250; 36.980222 (Roman Bridge over the Afrin River)	Aleppo	[1] [2] [3]
	3	Roman Bridge over the Orontes River				Masonry 10 arches	Orontes River		Mahardah 35°16′13.7″N36°33′54.0″E / 35.270472°N 36.565000°E / 35.270472; 36.565000 (Roman Bridge over the Orontes River)	Hama
	4	Ain Diwar Bridge				Masonry 1 arch remaining	Out of order Tigris		Ain Diwar 37°18′52.2″N42°12′56.9″E / 37.314500°N 42.215806°E / 37.314500; 42.215806 (Ain Diwar Bridge)	Al-Hasakah	[3]
	5	Kharaba Bridge				Masonry 2 arches	Road 109 Wadi Zeidi		Bosra 32°33′04.4″N36°26′00.0″E / 32.551222°N 36.433333°E / 32.551222; 36.433333 (Kharaba Bridge)	Daraa	[3]
	6	Gemarrin Bridge				Masonry 3 arches	Out of order Wadi Zeidi		Bosra 32°32′57.8″N36°29′45.7″E / 32.549389°N 36.496028°E / 32.549389; 36.496028 (Gemarrin Bridge)	Daraa	[3]
	7	Bridge at Nimreh			25 m (82 ft)	Masonry 1 arches	Out of order Wadi al-Liwa		Shahba 32°50′00.0″N36°41′30.0″E / 32.833333°N 36.691667°E / 32.833333; 36.691667 (Bridge at Nimreh)	As-Suwayda	[3]
	8	Citadel of Aleppo Fortified Gateway		Leads to the Citadel of Aleppo		Masonry 7 arches	Footbridge		Aleppo 36°11′53.7″N37°09′42.5″E / 36.198250°N 37.161806°E / 36.198250; 37.161806 (Citadel of Aleppo Fortified Gateway)	Aleppo

Major bridges

		Name	Arabic	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
	1	Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge destroyed in 2013	جسر دير الزور المعلق	112 m (367 ft) (x3)	500 m (1,600 ft)	Suspension 4 pylons	Footbridge Euphrates	1926	Deir ez-Zor 35°20′42.2″N40°09′04.2″E / 35.345056°N 40.151167°E / 35.345056; 40.151167	Deir ez-Zor	[S 1]
	2	Haradara Bridge				Truss Steel	Berlin–Baghdad railway		Memelan 36°42′36.9″N36°38′27.8″E / 36.710250°N 36.641056°E / 36.710250; 36.641056 (Haradara Bridge)	Aleppo	[S 2]
	3	Al-Rastan bridge  [ ar ]	جسر_الرستن		600 m (2,000 ft)		M5 Motorway (Syria) Orontes River		Al-Rastan	Homs

References

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

1. "Deir ez-Zur Suspension Bridge".
2. "Haradara Bridge".

• Others references

1. "Cyrrhus". livius.org.
2. "Cyrrhus". romeartlover.it.
3. O’Connor, Colin (1993). Roman Bridges. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-39326-4.

See also

• Transport in Syria
• List of Roman bridges