Red Bridge (border)
Bridge in Georgian-Azerbaijani border
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Red Bridge (Azerbaijani: Qırmızı Körpü; Georgian: წითელი ხიდი, Tsiteli Khidi) is the border crossing between Georgia and Azerbaijan on the Tbilisi to Ganja road.[1] The term translates into English as Red Bridge, and is so named because there is a red-brick arch bridge across the Khrami River in the no-man's land area between the border posts. The bridge's current structure is mostly 17th century, but there has been a bridge on the site since the 12th century crossing. The 'red' bridge had been in day-to-day use until 1998, when a new and considerably larger bridge was completed as part of the TRACECA (Europe-Caucasus-Asia) project.
Red Bridge
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The Red Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 41°19′45″N 45°04′23″E |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Khrami river |
| Locale | Georgian-Azerbaijani border |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Brickwork |
| Total length | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Width | 4.3 m (14 ft) (middle) /11.7 m (38 ft) (ends) |
| Longest span | 26.1 m (86 ft) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 17th century |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Red Bridge | |
Red Bridge Market
Throughout the 1990s there was a large no-man's land market here[2] largely operated by ethnic Azerbaijanis from Georgia's Marneuli area. The market was controversially closed in spring 2006 as part of Georgia's anti-smuggling campaign.
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