List of bridges in Iran
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Historical and architectural interest bridges
| Name | Persian | Type | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Band-e Kaisar Caesar's dam | بند قیصر | Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System World Heritage SiteIran National Heritage | 500 m (1,600 ft) | Masonry Dam bridge | Out of order Karun | 3rd century | Shushtar 32°03′15.2″N 48°50′54.5″E | Khuzestan | [I 1] [S 1] [1] [2] |
 | 2 | Old Bridge of Dezful | پل قدیم دزفول | Iran National Heritage | 370 m (1,210 ft) | Masonry 14 arches | 3rd century | Dezful 32°22′52.8″N 48°23′27.8″E | Khuzestan | [I 2] [S 2] [3] [4] | |
 | 3 | Pol-e Dokhtar Bridge | پلدختر | Build during the Sasanian era Height : 30 m (98 ft) | 270 m (890 ft) | Masonry 8 arches originally | Out of order Qizil-Uzun | 3rd century | Pol-e Dokhtar 33°09′36.8″N 47°42′56.3″E | Khuzestan | [5] |
 | 4 | Kavar Bridge | پل کوار | Build during the Sasanian era Iran National Heritage | 125 m (410 ft) | Masonry 6 arches originally | Out of order Qare Aghaj | 3rd century | Kavar 29°10′56.0″N 52°41′48.8″E | Fars | [S 3] [6] |
 | 5 | Kashkan Bridge | پل کشکان | Iran National Heritage | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Masonry 12 arches originally | Out of order Karkheh River | Moradabad 33°35′17.0″N 47°52′56.8″E | Lorestan | [I 3] [S 4] [7] | |
 | 6 | Shapuri Bridge | پل شاپوری | Build during the Sasanian era Iran National Heritage | 312 m (1,024 ft) | Masonry 28 arches originally | Out of order | Khorramabad 33°28′03.9″N 48°20′19.7″E | Lorestan | [I 4] [S 5] | |
2.jpg) | 7 | Gavmishan Bridge | پل گاوميشان | Build during the Sasanian era Iran National Heritage | 175 m (574 ft) | Masonry | Out of order Karkheh River | Halush 33°05′02.5″N 47°32′16.2″E | Lorestan Ilam | [I 5] [8] | |
 | 8 | Kiz Bridge | پل دختر میانه | Iran National Heritage Span : 23.9 m (78 ft) | Masonry 3 arches | Out of order Qizil Üzan | 8th century | Mianeh 37°19′27.1″N 47°49′06.3″E | East Azerbaijan | [Note 1] [I 6] [S 6] [9] [10] | |
_001.jpg) | 9 | Shahrestan Bridge | پل شهرستان | Build during the Seljuq dynasty Iran National Heritage | 140 m (460 ft) | Masonry 13 arches | Footbridge Zayanderud | 11th century | Isfahan 32°37′37.3″N 51°43′03.5″E | Isfahan | [I 7] [S 7] [11] |
 | 10 | First Khodaafarin Bridge | پل خداآفرین | Azerbaijan–Iran border Iran National Heritage | 160 m (520 ft) | Masonry 11 arches | Out of order Aras | 12th century | Khoda Afarin County–Cəbrayil 39°09′25.1″N 46°56′13.6″E | East Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | [I 8] |
.jpg) | 11 | Second Khodaafarin Bridge | پل خداآفرین | Azerbaijan–Iran border Iran National Heritage | 120 m (390 ft) | Masonry 15 arches | Footbridge Aras | 13th century | Khoda Afarin County–Cəbrayil 39°09′03.1″N 46°56′25.4″E | East Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | [I 8] [S 8] |
 | 12 | Marnan Bridge | پل مارنان | Built during the Safavid dynasty | Masonry 17 arches | Footbridge Zayanderud | 1599 | Isfahan 32°38′28.9″N 51°38′36.2″E | Isfahan | [I 9] [S 9] | |
_001.jpg) | 13 | Si-o-se-pol | سی وسه پل | Built during the Safavid dynasty Iran National Heritage | 298 m (978 ft) | Masonry 33 arches (2 levels) Dam bridge | Footbridge Zayanderud | 1602 | Isfahan 32°38′40.5″N 51°40′02.9″E | Isfahan | [Note 2] [I 10] [S 10] [12] |
 | 14 | Latidan Bridge | پل لاتیدان | Iran National Heritage | Masonry | Out of order Kul River | 1619 | Nimeh Kar 27°11′39.2″N 55°45′00.4″E | Hormozgan | [I 11] [S 11] | |
 | 15 | Khaju Bridge | پل خواجو | Built during the Safavid dynasty Iran National Heritage | 132 m (433 ft) | Masonry 21 arches (2 levels) Dam bridge | Footbridge Zayanderud | 1650 | Isfahan 32°38′12.6″N 51°40′59.9″E | Isfahan | [I 12] [S 12] [13] |
 | 16 | Joubi Bridge | پل جویی | Built during the Safavid dynasty Iran National Heritage | 147 m (482 ft) | Masonry 21 arches | Footbridge Zayanderud | 1665 | Isfahan 32°38′16.8″N 51°40′38.8″E | Isfahan | [I 13] [S 13] [14] |
 | 17 | Mohammad Hassan Khan bridge | پل محمدحسنخان | Iran National Heritage | 140 m (460 ft) | Masonry 9 arches | Babol Roud | 18th century | Babol 36°31′27.1″N 52°39′50.5″E | Mazandaran province | [I 14] [15] [16] |
 | 18 | Davazdah Cheshmeh | پل دوازده چشمه | Built during the Safavid dynasty Iran National Heritage | 130 m (430 ft) | Masonry 12 arches | 18th century | Amol 36°28′17.5″N 52°21′21.9″E | Mazandaran province | [I 15] [S 14] [17] [16] | |
 | 19 | Adobe Bridge of Langarud | پل خشتی لنگرود | Iran National Heritage | 37 m (121 ft) | Masonry 2 arches | Langeroud river | 18th century | Langarud 37°11′46.5″N 50°09′04.4″E | Gilan | [I 16] [18] |
 | 20 | Maragha Bridge | پل مردق | Built during the Safavid dynasty Iran National Heritage | 26 m (85 ft) | Masonry 3 arches | Mardaq-Chay | Maragheh 37°20′35.3″N 46°24′13.0″E | East Azerbaijan | [19] | |
2.jpg) | 21 | Shapoor Bridge | پل شاپور | Built during the Qajar dynasty Iran National Heritage | Masonry 2 arches | Otjun River | Chaybagh 36°21′02.0″N 52°51′35.7″E | Mazandaran province | [20] | ||
 | 22 | Miandoab Bridge | پل میرزا رسول | Built during the Qajar dynasty Iran National Heritage | 52 m (171 ft) | Masonry 5 arches | Out of order Zarrineh River | Miandoab 36°57′24.2″N 46°03′12.3″E | West Azerbaijan | ||
 | 23 | Pol-e Siah | پل سیاه اهواز | Iran National Heritage | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) | Beam Steel | Railway bridge Karun | 1929 | Ahvaz 31°19′57.8″N 48°40′50.0″E | Khuzestan | [Note 3] [I 17] [S 15] |
_1.jpg) | 24 | Veresk Bridge | پل ورسک | Iran National Heritage Span : 66 m (217 ft) Height : 110 m (360 ft) | 112 m (367 ft) | Masonry 1 main arch, 10 secondary arches | Trans-Iranian Railway | 1936 | Veresk 35°54′11.9″N 52°59′26.7″E | Mazandaran province | [I 18] [S 16] [21] |
_bridge.jpg) | 25 | Moalagh Bridge | پل معلق آمل | Iran National Heritage | 140 m (460 ft) | Arch Concrete tied-arch | 1959 | Amol 36°28′13.8″N 52°21′21.6″E | Mazandaran province | ||
 | 26 | Tabiat Bridge | پل طبیعت | 270 m (890 ft) | Truss Steel | Footbridge Modarres Expressway | 2014 | Tehran 35°45′15.5″N 51°21′13.6″E | Tehran | [I 19] [S 17] | |
 | 27 | Meshginshahr suspension bridge | پل معلق مشگینشهر | Span : 325 m (1,066 ft) Height : 80 m (260 ft) | Suspension Steel | Footbridge Khiav River | 2015 | Meshginshahr 38°22′30.8″N 47°41′02.2″E | Ardabil | [S 18] [22] |
Major bridges
| Name | Persian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian Gulf Bridge under construction | پل خلیج فارس | 360 m (1,180 ft)(x3) | 3,430 m (11,250 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons (180+360+180)x3 | Road-rail bridge Clarence Strait | Bandar e Pol–Qeshm Island 26°57′44.9″N 55°45′16.8″E | Hormozgan | [23] | ||
 | 2 | Karun 4 Arch Bridge | پل قوسی کارون 4 | 300 m (980 ft) | 378 m (1,240 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 2015 | Kabusi 31°38′28.9″N 50°29′22.7″E | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | [24] [25] | |
 | 3 | Sebalootak Bridge | پل ترکه ای سه بلوطک | 260 m (850 ft) | 416 m (1,365 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 105+260+51 | 2020 | Zaras 31°35′26.6″N 50°16′31.1″E | Khuzestan | [26] | |
 | 4 | Lali Bridge | پل لالی | 256 m (840 ft) | 460 m (1,510 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 102+256+102 | 2011 | Lali 32°15′49.3″N 49°04′40.9″E | Khuzestan | [S 19] [27] [28] [29] | |
2.jpg) | 5 | Karun 3 Dam Bridge | سد کارون 3 | 252 m (827 ft) | 336 m (1,102 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 2005 | Bajool 31°46′55.0″N 50°07′07.1″E | Khuzestan | [30] | |
 | 6 | Ghotour Bridge | پل قطور | 223 m (732 ft) | 443 m (1,453 ft) | Arch Steel truss deck arch | 1970 | Khoy 38°28′40.8″N 44°46′06.4″E | West Azerbaijan | [S 20] [31] | |
2.JPG) | 7 | Eighth Ahvaz Bridge | پل هشتم | 212 m (696 ft) | 643 m (2,110 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 78+212+78 | Road bridge Karun | 2011 | Ahvaz 31°18′50.4″N 48°40′18.4″E | Khuzestan | [S 21] [32] |
| 8 | Karun 4 Cable-stayed Bridge | پل ترکه ای کارون 4 | 210 m (690 ft) | 380 m (1,250 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel deck and pylons 46+80+210+43 | 2016 | Morvari 31°44′49.0″N 50°23′34.6″E | Khuzestan | [33] [34] | ||
 | 9 | Karun 3 Dam East Bridge | سد کارون 3 | 160 m (520 ft) | 213 m (699 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 2005 | Bajool 31°46′45.7″N 50°07′19.4″E | Khuzestan | [30] | |
 | 10 | Bahrami Bridge | پل کابلی | 150 m (490 ft) | 675 m (2,215 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 72+150+72 | Shushtar Bypass Road 39 Karun | 2006 | Shushtar 32°02′02.1″N 48°49′19.7″E | Khuzestan | [S 22] [35] |
| 11 | Ninth Ahvaz Bridge | پل نهم اهواز | 150 m (490 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+150+80 | Road bridge Karun | 2020 | Ahvaz 31°21′49.0″N 48°41′14.5″E | Khuzestan | [36] [37] | ||
| 12 | Mared Bridge | پل مارد | 144 m (472 ft) | 384 m (1,260 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch | Road bridge Karun | 2005 | Khorramshahr 30°25′51.5″N 48°10′36.1″E | Khuzestan | [38] [39] | |
 | 13 | Seventh Ahvaz Bridge | پل هفتم | 140 m (460 ft)(x2) | 490 m (1,610 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 75+140+140+75 | Road bridge Karun | 1998 | Ahvaz 31°20′05.4″N 48°41′16.0″E | Khuzestan | [S 23] [40] |
 | 14 | White Bridge | پل اهواز | 136 m (446 ft) | 501 m (1,644 ft) | Arch Steel through arch 136 and 130 m | Felestin Street - Taleghani Karun | 1936 | Ahvaz 31°19′25.2″N 48°40′36.3″E | Khuzestan | [S 24] [41] |
| 15 | Ghaziyan Bridge | پل غازیان | 125 m (410 ft) | 275 m (902 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 50+125+75+25 Twin bridges | 2005 | Bandar-e Anzali 37°27′55.7″N 49°28′05.5″E | Gilan | [42] | ||
| 16 | Gotvand Bridge | پل گتوند | 125 m (410 ft) | 260 m (850 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 67+125+67 | Road bridge Karun | 2009 | Gotvand 32°15′38.7″N 48°50′00.7″E | Khuzestan | [43] | |
| 17 | Sardar Shahid Haj Qasim bridge | پل سردار شهید حاج قاسم | 125 m (410 ft) | 264 m (866 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 73+125+66 | Baseri Hadi 30°43′37.4″N 52°03′34.7″E | Fars | [44] | |||
| 18 | Sevom Khordad Bridge | پل سوم خرداد | 120 m (390 ft) | 300 m (980 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 30+30+60+120+6 | Road bridge Karun | 2005 | Darkhoveyn 30°44′14.6″N 48°24′26.6″E | Khuzestan | [45] | |
| 19 | Tale Zang Bridge | پل راه آهن تله زنگ | 107 m (351 ft) | 224 m (735 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 67+107+50 | Dorud-Andimeshk railway Dez River | 2012 | Tale Zang 32°49′31.5″N 48°45′53.3″E | Khuzestan | [46] | |
 | 20 | Imam Hossein Bridge | پل امام حسین | 101 m (331 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons | Road bridge | Mashhad 36°19′38.8″N 59°37′26.2″E | Razavi Khorasan | [47] | ||
| 21 | Karun 1 Dam Bridge | پل کارون 1 | 100 m (330 ft) | 190 m (620 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 45+100+45 | Road bridge Karun | 2005 | Eslamabad 32°02′06.1″N 49°36′34.7″E | Khuzestan | [48] | |
| 22 | Second Shushtar Bridge | پل دوم شوشتر | 100 m (330 ft)(x2) | 682 m (2,238 ft) | Arch Steel tied-arch 100+2x76+100 | Road bridge Karun | 2011 | Shushtar 32°02′57.7″N 48°50′09.8″E | Khuzestan | [49] [50] | |
 | 23 | Urmia Lake Bridge | پل میانگذر دریاچه ارومیه | 100 m (330 ft) | 1,414 m (4,639 ft) | Arch Steel tied-arch | Urmia–Aq Gonbad 37°47′35.8″N 45°22′27.7″E | West Azerbaijan | [51] |
Bridges out of service
| Name | Persian | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Damaged | Location | Province | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karaj B1 bridge | پل B۱ | 173 m (568 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 97+173+97 |
2023 (first section) | 2 April 2026 | Karaj 35°49′44.4″N 51°02′10.5″E |
Alborz | [52][53][54] |
