List of bridges in Armenia
This list of bridges in Armenia lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Armenian | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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![]() | 1 | Kapan Medieval Bridge | Միջնադարյան կամուրջ Կապանում | Monument ID 9.1/10.4 | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Tsav River | 871 | Tsav | Syunik | [1] | |
![]() | 2 | Lori Berd Bridge [hy] | Լոռի բերդի կամուրջ | Monument ID 7.44/12.2.6 | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Urut River | 11th century | Lori Berd 41°00′15.0″N 44°25′52.2″E / 41.004167°N 44.431167°E / 41.004167; 44.431167 (Lori Berd Bridge) | Lori | ||
3 | Azat River Bridge [hy] | Ազատ կամուրջ | Monument ID 6.21/20 | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Azat River | 11th century | Garni 40°06′58.6″N 44°44′33.6″E / 40.116278°N 44.742667°E / 40.116278; 44.742667 (Azat River Bridge) | Kotayk | |||
![]() | 4 | Sanahin Bridge | Սանահինի կամուրջ | Monument ID 7.2/23 | 60 m (200 ft) | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Debed | 1195 | Alaverdi 41°05′56.5″N 44°39′27.1″E / 41.099028°N 44.657528°E / 41.099028; 44.657528 (Sanahin Bridge) | Lori | [S 1] [2] |
![]() | 5 | Akhurian River Bridge [hy] in ruins | Անիի կամուրջ | Armenia–Turkey border Span : 30 m (98 ft) | Masonry 1 arch | Out of order Akhurian River | 13th century | Ani 40°30′15.4″N 43°34′22.6″E / 40.504278°N 43.572944°E / 40.504278; 43.572944 (Akhurian River Bridge) | Shirak![]() | [S 2] [3] | |
![]() | 6 | Agarakadzor Bridge [hy] | Ագարակաձոր կամուրջ | Monument ID 11.4/10 | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Arpa | 13th century | Agarakadzor 39°44′28.4″N 45°19′28.8″E / 39.741222°N 45.324667°E / 39.741222; 45.324667 (Agarakadzor Bridge) | Vayots Dzor | ||
![]() | 7 | Yaghdan Bridge | Յաղդան Կամուրջ | Monument ID 7.79/10 | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Yaghdanjur River | 13th century | Yaghdan 41°00′30.3″N 44°30′50.1″E / 41.008417°N 44.513917°E / 41.008417; 44.513917 (Yaghdan Bridge) | Lori | ||
![]() | 8 | Sranots Bridge | Սրանոցի Կամուրջ | Monument ID 10.8/6.9 | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Kirants River | 14th century | Acharkut | Tavush | ||
![]() | 9 | Ashtarak Bridge | Աշտարակ կամուրջ | Monument ID 2.1/21 | Masonry 3 arches | Road bridge Kasagh River | 1664 | Ashtarak 40°17′54.1″N 44°22′05.5″E / 40.298361°N 44.368194°E / 40.298361; 44.368194 (Ashtarak Bridge) | Aragatsotn | [S 3] | |
![]() | 10 | Red Bridge, Yerevan in ruins | Կարմիր կամուրջ | Monument ID 1.6/84 | 87 m (285 ft) | Masonry 4 pointed arches | 1679 | Yerevan Kentron 40°10′18.3″N 44°30′00.0″E / 40.171750°N 44.500000°E / 40.171750; 44.500000 (Red Bridge, Yerevan) | Yerevan | [S 4] | |
![]() | 11 | Oshakan Bridge [hy] | Օշականի կամուրջը | Monument ID 2.113/24 | Masonry 5 arches (3 pointed arches) | 1706 | Oshakan 40°15′23.4″N 44°18′52.5″E / 40.256500°N 44.314583°E / 40.256500; 44.314583 (Oshakan Bridge) | Aragatsotn | |||
![]() | 12 | Melik Tangi Bridge [hy] | Կամուրջ Մելիք Թանգի | Monument ID 9.78/3 | Masonry 1 pointed arch | Road bridge Vorotan | 1855 | Vorotnavan 39°29′02.6″N 46°08′22.0″E / 39.484056°N 46.139444°E / 39.484056; 46.139444 (Melik Tangi Bridge) | Syunik | ||
![]() | 13 | Victory Bridge, Yerevan | Հաղթանակի կամուրջ | Monument ID 1.6/85 | 200 m (660 ft) | Arch bridge Concrete deck arch | Road bridge Hrazdan River | 1945 | Yerevan Kentron 40°10′29.2″N 44°29′58.9″E / 40.174778°N 44.499694°E / 40.174778; 44.499694 (Victory Bridge, Yerevan) | Yerevan | [S 5] |
![]() | 14 | Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct | Հրազդանի Ձորի ջրանցույց | Monument ID 1.6/156 | 100 m (330 ft) | Masonry | Aqueduct Hrazdan River | 1950 | Yerevan Kentron 40°10′43.4″N 44°29′53.9″E / 40.178722°N 44.498306°E / 40.178722; 44.498306 (Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct) | Yerevan | [S 6] |
![]() | 15 | Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge [hy] | Խնձորեսկի ճոճվող կամուրջ | Span : 160 m (520 ft) Height : 63 m (207 ft) | 160 m (520 ft) | Suspension Steel | Footbridge Khor Dzor | 2012 | Khndzoresk 39°30′02.7″N 46°25′58.7″E / 39.500750°N 46.432972°E / 39.500750; 46.432972 (Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge) | Syunik | [S 7] [4] |
Name | Locality | Date | Image | Notes |
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Areni Bridge | Areni | 13the century | Spans the Arpa River | |
Tsakhats Kar Bridge | Shatin | 13th-14the centuries | Spans the Yeghegis River | |
Tsatur Bridge | Shatin | 1666 | Spans the Yeghegis River | |
Vayk Bridge | Vayk | 17th century | Spans the Arpa River |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with greatest spans of Armenia (non-exhaustive list).
Name | Armenian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Nor Hachn Bridge | Նոր Հաճընի կամուրջը | 160 m (520 ft) | 636 m (2,087 ft) | Truss Steel V-shaped legs | 1981 | Nor Hachn - Arzni 39°50′17.3″N 45°40′18.8″E / 39.838139°N 45.671889°E / 39.838139; 45.671889 (Nor Hachn Bridge) | Kotayk | [S 8] [5] | ||
![]() | 2 | Jermuk Bridge | Ջերմուկ, կամուրջ | 120 m (390 ft) | 168 m (551 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | Road bridge ![]() Arpa | 1972 | Jermuk 39°50′17.3″N 45°40′18.8″E / 39.838139°N 45.671889°E / 39.838139; 45.671889 (Jermuk Bridge) | Vayots Dzor | [S 9] [6] |
![]() | 3 | Great Bridge of Hrazdan | Հրազդանի Մեծ կամուրջ | 115 m (377 ft) | 335 m (1,099 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch | 1956 | Yerevan Arabkir - Ajapnyak 40°11′29.0″N 44°28′56.4″E / 40.191389°N 44.482333°E / 40.191389; 44.482333 (Great Bridge of Hrazdan) | Yerevan | [S 10] | |
![]() | 4 | Ashtarak Highway Bridge | Աշտարակ կամուրջ | 84 m (276 ft) | 368 m (1,207 ft) | Beam Steel, orthotropic deck 63+84+63 Twin bridges | 1994 2003 | Ashtarak 40°17′54.3″N 44°22′23.9″E / 40.298417°N 44.373306°E / 40.298417; 44.373306 (Ashtarak Highway Bridge) | Tavush | [S 11] [7] | |
![]() | 5 | Davtashen Bridge | Դավթաշենի կամուրջ | 80 m (260 ft) (x3) | 496 m (1,627 ft) | Beam Steel, orthotropic deck 48+3x80+64 Twin bridges | 2000 | Yerevan Davtashen - Arabkir 40°12′34.2″N 44°29′36.8″E / 40.209500°N 44.493556°E / 40.209500; 44.493556 (Davtashen Bridge) | Yerevan | [8] | |
![]() | 6 | Stepanavan Bridge | Ստեփանավանի կամուրջ | 63 m (207 ft) (x3) | 237 m (778 ft) | Beam Steel, orthotropic deck 18+63x3+18 Twin bridges | 1989 | Stepanavan 41°00′49.7″N 44°23′06.4″E / 41.013806°N 44.385111°E / 41.013806; 44.385111 (Stepanavan Bridge) | Lori | [9] | |
7 | Meghri Bridge | Մեղրիի կամուրջ | 63 m (207 ft) (x3) | 208 m (682 ft) | Beam Steel | Highway bridge ![]() Aras | 1995 | Meghri - Nordooz 38°51′06.3″N 46°12′06.0″E / 38.851750°N 46.201667°E / 38.851750; 46.201667 (Meghri Bridge) | Syunik![]() | [10] |
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Notes and references
- Notes
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
- ^ "Kapan". armenia-tour.com.
- ^ "Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture - Sanahin Bridge". armenianstudies.csufresno.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12.
- ^ "The Bridge Over The Akhurian River". virtualani.org.
- ^ "Khndzoresk Miracle: 160 Meter Swinging Bridge, Built By Hand, Officially Opens". hetq.am.
- ^ "Мост на реке Раздан (70-е годы)" [Bridge on the Hrazdan River (70s)]. giprostroymost.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Popov; Ruzhansky; Poliakova (May 1978). "Arch all-metal bridge over the Arpa River in Jermuk". IABSE Structures - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Vol. 2, No 4. p. 19. doi:10.5169/seals-15104. ISSN 0377-7286.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Ashtarak bridge over the Kasakh river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
- ^ "Davtashen bridge in Yerevan over the Hrazdan river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
- ^ "Stepanavan bridge over the Dzoraget river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
- ^ "Meghri bridge over the river Arax". kamurjshin.am.
External links
- "Կամուրջներ, քարավանատներ" [Bridges, Caravanserais of Armenia]. navasardtours.com (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-30.
- "Completed projects". kamurjshin.am.
- "Category: Bridges in Armenia". highestbridges.com.
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