List of bridges in Iraq
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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.
| 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 | Zakho 37°08′10.6″N 42°41′41.6″E / 37.136278°N 42.694889°E | 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″N 42°43′17.8″E / 36.530028°N 42.721611°E | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | 1 | Adhamiyah Bridge | 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″N 44°21′14.9″E / 33.359361°N 44.354139°E | 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″N 44°23′59.7″E / 33.295833°N 44.399917°E | Baghdad Governorate | [Note 1] [7] [8] |
 | 3 | Muhammad al-Baqir al-Sadr Bridge | 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″N 47°51′07.0″E / 30.510750°N 47.851944°E | Basra Governorate | [9] [10] |
 | 4 | Bridge of Civilizations | جسر الحضارات | Cable-stayed | Road bridge Euphrates | 2015 | Nasiriyah 31°02′30.3″N 46°15′04.1″E / 31.041750°N 46.251139°E | Dhi Qar Governorate | [11] |
