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

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NameArmenianDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
1Kapan Medieval BridgeՄիջնադարյան կամուրջ ԿապանումMonument ID 9.1/10.4Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Tsav River
871TsavSyunik[1]
2Lori Berd Bridge [hy]Լոռի բերդի կամուրջMonument ID 7.44/12.2.6Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Urut River
11th centuryLori 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
3Azat River Bridge [hy]Ազատ կամուրջMonument ID 6.21/20Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Azat River
11th centuryGarni
40°06′58.6″N 44°44′33.6″E / 40.116278°N 44.742667°E / 40.116278; 44.742667 (Azat River Bridge)
Kotayk
4Sanahin BridgeՍանահինի կամուրջMonument ID 7.2/2360 m (200 ft)Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Debed
1195Alaverdi
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]
5Akhurian River Bridge [hy]
in ruins
Անիի կամուրջArmenia–Turkey border
Span : 30 m (98 ft)
Masonry
1 arch
Out of order
Akhurian River
13th centuryAni
40°30′15.4″N 43°34′22.6″E / 40.504278°N 43.572944°E / 40.504278; 43.572944 (Akhurian River Bridge)
Shirak
 Turkey
[S 2]
[3]
6Agarakadzor Bridge [hy]Ագարակաձոր կամուրջMonument ID 11.4/10Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Arpa
13th centuryAgarakadzor
39°44′28.4″N 45°19′28.8″E / 39.741222°N 45.324667°E / 39.741222; 45.324667 (Agarakadzor Bridge)
Vayots Dzor
7Yaghdan BridgeՅաղդան ԿամուրջMonument ID 7.79/10Masonry
1 arch
13th centuryYaghdan
41°00′30.3″N 44°30′50.1″E / 41.008417°N 44.513917°E / 41.008417; 44.513917 (Yaghdan Bridge)
Lori
8Sranots BridgeՍրանոցի ԿամուրջMonument ID 10.8/6.9Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Kirants River
14th centuryAcharkutTavush
9Ashtarak BridgeԱշտարակ կամուրջMonument ID 2.1/21Masonry
3 arches
Road bridge
Kasagh River
1664Ashtarak
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]
10Red Bridge, Yerevan
in ruins
Կարմիր կամուրջMonument ID 1.6/8487 m (285 ft)Masonry
4 pointed arches
Road bridge
Out of order
Hrazdan River
1679Yerevan
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]
11Oshakan Bridge [hy]Օշականի կամուրջըMonument ID 2.113/24Masonry
5 arches (3 pointed arches)
Road bridge
H19
Kasagh River
1706Oshakan
40°15′23.4″N 44°18′52.5″E / 40.256500°N 44.314583°E / 40.256500; 44.314583 (Oshakan Bridge)
Aragatsotn
12Melik Tangi Bridge [hy]Կամուրջ Մելիք ԹանգիMonument ID 9.78/3Masonry
1 pointed arch
Road bridge
Vorotan
1855Vorotnavan
39°29′02.6″N 46°08′22.0″E / 39.484056°N 46.139444°E / 39.484056; 46.139444 (Melik Tangi Bridge)
Syunik
13Victory Bridge, YerevanՀաղթանակի կամուրջMonument ID 1.6/85200 m (660 ft)Arch bridge
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Hrazdan River
1945Yerevan
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]
14Hrazdan Gorge AqueductՀրազդանի Ձորի ջրանցույցMonument ID 1.6/156100 m (330 ft)Masonry1950Yerevan
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]
15Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge [hy]Խնձորեսկի ճոճվող կամուրջSpan : 160 m (520 ft)
Height : 63 m (207 ft)
160 m (520 ft)Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Khor Dzor
2012Khndzoresk
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]
NameLocalityDateImageNotes
Areni BridgeAreni13the centurySpans the Arpa River
Tsakhats Kar BridgeShatin13th-14the centuriesSpans the Yeghegis River
Tsatur BridgeShatin1666Spans the Yeghegis River
Vayk BridgeVayk17th centurySpans the Arpa River

Major road and railway bridges

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This table presents the structures with greatest spans of Armenia (non-exhaustive list).

NameArmenianSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
1Nor Hachn BridgeՆոր Հաճընի կամուրջը160 m (520 ft)636 m (2,087 ft)Truss
Steel
V-shaped legs
Road-rail bridge
H5
Masis-Nurnus rail line
Hrazdan River
1981Nor 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]
2Jermuk BridgeՋերմուկ, կամուրջ120 m (390 ft)168 m (551 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
H42
Arpa
1972Jermuk
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]

3Great Bridge of HrazdanՀրազդանի Մեծ կամուրջ115 m (377 ft)335 m (1,099 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Kievyan Street - Leningradian Street
Hrazdan River
1956Yerevan
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]
4Ashtarak Highway BridgeԱշտարակ կամուրջ84 m (276 ft)368 m (1,207 ft)Beam
Steel, orthotropic deck
63+84+63
Twin bridges
Highway bridge
M1
Kasagh River
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]
5Davtashen BridgeԴավթաշենի կամուրջ80 m (260 ft) (x3)496 m (1,627 ft)Beam
Steel, orthotropic deck
48+3x80+64
Twin bridges
Road bridge
Sasna Tzrer Street - Vaghrshyan Street
Hrazdan River
2000Yerevan
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]
6Stepanavan BridgeՍտեփանավանի կամուրջ63 m (207 ft) (x3)237 m (778 ft)Beam
Steel, orthotropic deck
18+63x3+18
Twin bridges
Highway bridge
M3
Dzoraget River
1989Stepanavan
41°00′49.7″N 44°23′06.4″E / 41.013806°N 44.385111°E / 41.013806; 44.385111 (Stepanavan Bridge)
Lori[9]
7Meghri BridgeՄեղրիի կամուրջ63 m (207 ft) (x3)208 m (682 ft)Beam
Steel
Highway bridge
M2
Aras
1995Meghri - Nordooz
38°51′06.3″N 46°12′06.0″E / 38.851750°N 46.201667°E / 38.851750; 46.201667 (Meghri Bridge)
Syunik
 Iran
[10]


See also

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Notes and references

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  • Notes
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Kapan". armenia-tour.com.
  2. ^ "Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture - Sanahin Bridge". armenianstudies.csufresno.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12.
  3. ^ "The Bridge Over The Akhurian River". virtualani.org.
  4. ^ "Khndzoresk Miracle: 160 Meter Swinging Bridge, Built By Hand, Officially Opens". hetq.am.
  5. ^ "Мост на реке Раздан (70-е годы)" [Bridge on the Hrazdan River (70s)]. giprostroymost.ru (in Russian).
  6. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Ashtarak bridge over the Kasakh river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
  8. ^ "Davtashen bridge in Yerevan over the Hrazdan river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
  9. ^ "Stepanavan bridge over the Dzoraget river gorge". kamurjshin.am.
  10. ^ "Meghri bridge over the river Arax". kamurjshin.am.
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