Road 16 (Iran)

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IRN-16.svg
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Road 16
جاده 16
Road 16 (Iran)
Route information
Length428 km (266 mi)
Major junctions
From Astara, Gilan
Square in Iran.png IRN-49.svgIRN-EN-49.svg Road 49
Major intersectionsIRN-33.svgIRN-EN-33.svg Road 33
IRN-165.svgIRN-EN-165.svg Road 165
IRN-32.svgIRN-EN-32.svg Road 32
IRN-21.svgIRN-EN-21.svg Road 21
IRN-11.svgIRN-EN-11.svg Road 11
To Serow, West Azarbaijan
Turkey
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Location
Country Iran
Provinces Gilan, Ardabil, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan
Major cities Ardabil, Ardabil
Sarab, Ardabil
Tabriz, East Azerbaijan
Urmia, West Azerbaijan
Highway system

Road 16 is a road in the northwest of Iran, which starts from Gilan and passes the cities of Tabriz, Ardabil and Sarab and is connected to Turkey. [1] Some important stretches of Road 16 include Urmia Lake Bridge. [2]

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Urmia Lake Bridge

This bridge goes through Lake Urmia and connects East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan. The highway was completed on 23 Aban, 1387 (13 November 2008). The bridge is the largest bridge project in Iran. This bridge is the longest bridge with seventeen hundred meters and the distance between Tabriz and Urmia contains 135 kilometers reduction. Passing the bridge the distance from Tehran to Urmia is 780 kilometers. This bridge has an important role in the development of the cultural exchanges and tourism and trade between the two provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan and saves time and fuel consumption and reduce road accidents.

References

  1. ↑ "نقشه راه‌های ایران با بزرگنمایی بی‌نهایت" (PDF). مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ↑ Iran map
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