Chamran Expressway

Shahid Chamran Expressway (Persian: بزرگراه شهید چمران‎) (Also known as Parkway) is an expressway in Tehran, Iran, leading from Tohid Square to Parkway Junction. Chamran is the oldest expressway in Tehran, and is unofficially called Parkway Expressway or just Parkway for short. The expressway is named after Mostafa Chamran.

This article is about expressway in Tehran. For the expressway with the same name in Isfahan, see Chamran Expressway (Isfahan).

Chamran Expressway
بزرگراه چمران
Route information
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi)
Major junctions
North end Modares Expressway
Valiasr Street
South end Tohid Tunnel
Location
Major citiesTehran
Highway system
Highways in Iran
Freeways

As of August 2007, main intersections of Chamran Expressway, from south to north, include dissecting Bagher Khan Street, passing under Jalal-e-Ale Ahmad Expressway at Nasr Bridge, passing under Resalat Expressway and then Hemmat Expressway, and passing under Niayesh Expressway at Velayat Bridge. It changes its direction to west-east near Seoul Street.[1]

South face view of Chamran Expressway
From North to South

Modares Expressway
Valiasr Street
Tehran BRT Line Afsharian Terminus Station
U-Turn
Tehran International Fair
Tabnak Street
Tehran BRT Line Tabnak Station
U-Turn
Tehran BRT Line International Fair Station
Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway
Tehran BRT Line Ati Saz Station

Velayat Interchange		 Niayesh Expressway
Tehran BRT Line Modiriat Station
Modiriyat Street
Tehran BRT Line Molla Sadra Station

Mollasadra-Chamran
Interchange		 Mollasadra Street
Hemmat Expressway
Hakim Expressway
Tehran BRT Line Jalal-e Ale Ahmad Station
Jalal-e-Ale Ahmad Expressway
U-Turn


Tohid Tunnel
From South to North

Pictures
  • Chamran Expressway intersection with Valiasr Street at Parkway Junction
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References
  1. Gitashenasi Research and Authoring Department (March 2006). Complete Atlas of Tehran 2006 (اطلس کامل تهران ۸۵) (in Persian). Tehran: Gitashenasi. ISBN 964-342-181-3.
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