List of bridges in Albania
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There are hundreds of bridges and bridge ruins found throughout Albania. A total of 90 have achieved the status of monument of cultural heritage.[1] The oldest standing bridge in the country is the Kauri Bridge,[2] located in the village of Poshnjë, it dates back to the late antiquity.
The longest spanning bridge is the Shushica Bridge (520 m)[citation needed], it crosses the Devoll river as a segment of the Banjë-Gramsh road. The two highest bridges in the country are the Fshat Bridge and the Vasha Bridge, respectively 157 m (515 ft) and 152 m (499 ft) high.[3] They are part of the important Arbër Road project which aims to connect the central region of the country with the western border of North Macedonia in a much shorter period than the old route.
Only 72 bridges built during the Ottoman period have survived.[1]
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Major road and railway bridges
| Name | Albanian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | County | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Drini Bridge | Ura e Drinit | 270 m (890 ft) | 310 m (1,020 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | 2024 | Kukës 42°04′27.9″N 20°24′26.5″E / 42.074417°N 20.407361°E | Kukës County | [17] | |
| 2 | Vasha Bridge under construction | Ura e Vashës | 316 m (1,037 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 2023 | Klos 41°28′25.8″N 20°06′11.3″E / 41.473833°N 20.103139°E | Dibër County | [3] | |||
 | 3 | Fshat Bridge under construction | Ura e Fshatit | Arch Steel deck arch | 2023 | Klos 41°28′40.3″N 20°04′36.3″E / 41.477861°N 20.076750°E | Dibër County | [3] | |||
 | 4 | Buna River Bridge project | Ura Velipojë - Ulqin | 139 m (456 ft) | 310 m (1,020 ft) | Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete 85+139+85 | Road bridge Buna | Velipojë–Ulcinj 41°52′43.6″N 19°22′38.0″E / 41.878778°N 19.377222°E | Shkodër County Montenegro | [18] | |
 | 5 | Dragot Bridge | Ura e Dragotit | 108 m (354 ft) | 108 m (354 ft) | Truss Steel | National road SH75 Vjosa | 1935 | Tepelenë 40°17′32.8″N 20°04′44.8″E / 40.292444°N 20.079111°E | Gjirokastër County | [19] [20] |
Alphabetical list
| Name | Region | Built | Length | Width | Height | Crosses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beçisht Bridge | Tepelenë | 1819 | 200 m (660 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | Vjosë | Ottoman era, connects 7 villages along the Vjosë river | |
| Brataj Bridge | Vlorë | 16th century | 50 m (160 ft) | 4 m (13 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | Shushicë | Ottoman era |
| Bridges over Gjanica | Fier | 1777, 1935, etc. | The 7 pedestrian bridges that span the Gjanica river are located within the Fier city limits | ||||
| Old Buna Bridge | Shkodër | 1889 | 166 m (545 ft) | Buna river | |||
| New Buna Bridge | Shkodër | 2011 | 275.5 m (904 ft) | 13.5 m (44 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | Buna river | Swingbridge |
| Bushtrica Bridge | Librazhd | 1973 | 50 m (160 ft) | Railway bridge | |||
| Dragoti Bridge | Tepelenë | 1935 | 108 m (354 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | Vjosë | ||
| Drini Bridge | Kukës | 2024 | 270 m (890 ft) | 23.213 m (76.16 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | ||
| Erzen Bridge | Shijak | 1949 | 91 m (299 ft) | Railway bridge | |||
| Goliku Bridge | Pogradec | 17th century | 17 m (56 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | Shkumbin | Ottoman era, near the village of Mokër |
| Gomsiqe Bridge | Pukë | ||||||
| Gorica Bridge | Berat | 1780, 1927 | 129.3 m (424 ft) | 5.3 m (17 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | Osum | Ottoman era |
| Kaçarello Bridge | Dropull | 1780s | Kaçarello | Ottoman era, located in the village of Hllomo | |||
| Kadiu Bridge | Përmet | 1760 | 37 m (121 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Lengaricë | Ottoman era | |
| Kamara Bridge | Librazhd | 1715 | 40 m (130 ft) | 3.5 m (11 ft) | Shkumbin | Ottoman era, near the village of Mirakë | |
| Kasabashi Bridge | Çorovodë | 1640 | 26 m (85 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | Osum | Ottoman era | |
| Kordhocë Bridge | Gjirokastër | 1820 | 20 m (66 ft) | 3.7 m (12 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Drino | Ottoman era |
| Kukës Bridge | Kukës | Drini i Zi River | |||||
| Mat Bridge | Kurbin | 1927 | River Mat | Named after King Zogu. | |||
| Mesi Bridge | Shkodër | 1768 | 108 m (354 ft) | 3.4 m (11 ft) | 12.5 m (41 ft) | Kir | Ottoman era |
| Orgockë Bridge | Kolonjë | 17th century | 63 m (207 ft) | 3.4 m (11 ft) | Ottoman era, has been badly damaged in recent years by heavy rainfall | ||
| Pishkash Bridge | Librazhd | 1973 | 32 m (105 ft) | Railway bridge, segment Elbasan-Prrenjas | |||
| Prokop Bridge | Himarë | 1878 | 7 m (23 ft) | 3.8 m (12 ft) | 4 m (13 ft) | Ottoman era, located east of the historic center of Himarë | |
| Qukës Bridge 1, 2 | Librazhd | 1973 | 30 m (98 ft), 25 m (82 ft) | Railway bridge, segment Elbasan-Prrenjas | |||
| St. John the Baptist Bridge | Moscopole | 1771 | 51.7 m (170 ft) | 4.6 m (15 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Ottoman era, connects the village with the St. John the Baptist Monastery. | |
| Shtrezë Bridge | Kukës | Segment of the Kukës-Shishtavec road | |||||
| Skavica Bridge | Kukës | Black Drin tributary | Bailey bridge | ||||
| Tanners' Bridge | Tirana | 18th century | 8 m (26 ft) | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | 3.5 m (11 ft) | Lanë | Ottoman era |
| Tarazhi Bridge | Rrëshen | 1989 | 800 m (2,600 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) | Railway bridge | ||
| Tatzat Bridge | Delvinë | 1537-1570 | 12 m (39 ft) | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) | 5 m (16 ft) | Ottoman era, located in the village of Vergo | |
| Old Vasha Bridge | Mat | 18th century | 11 m (36 ft) | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) | 7 m (23 ft) | Mat | Ottoman era |
| Vasha Bridge | Klos | 2021 | 250 m (820 ft) | 158 m (518 ft) | Part of Arbër Highway | ||
| Velabisht Bridge | Berat | 1760 | 70 m (230 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Osum | Ottoman era |
| Vokopolë Bridge | Berat | 1750s | 43 m (141 ft) | Çorofgjat | Ottoman era, connecting the villages of Vokopolë and Tërpan | ||
| Zëmblak Bridge | Maliq | 54 m (177 ft) | Devoll | Near the village of Zëmblak. | |||
| Zoto Bridge | Vithkuq | 19th century | 30 m (98 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | 3.8 m (12 ft) | Ottoman era, located at the entrance of the historic village of Vithkuq | |
| Zvërnec Bridge | Vlorë | 2018 | 280 m (920 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | Connects visitors to the Zvërnec Monastery | ||
