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

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Armenian ! scope=col width="210" |Distinction ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col |Type ! scope=col |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Bridge Kapan.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kapan Medieval Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Միջնադարյան կամուրջ Կապանում}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=9.1/10.4 9.1/10.4]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Tsav River]]''</small></center>||871||[[Tsav, Armenia|Tsav]]||[[Syunik Province|Syunik]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://armenia-tour.com/en/destinations/kapan |title=Kapan |website=armenia-tour.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:Lori Berd Bridge Lori marz 01.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Lori Berd Bridge|hy|3=Լոռի բերդի կամուրջ}}||{{lang|hy|Լոռի բերդի կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=7.44/12.2.6 7.44/12.2.6]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Urut River]]''</small></center>||11th century||[[Lori Berd]]<br /><small>{{Coord|41|00|15.0|N|44|25|52.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Lori Berd Bridge}}</small>||[[Lori Province|Lori]]|| |- |[[File:Bridge on Azat River.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Azat River Bridge|hy|3=Ազատ (կամուրջ)}}||{{lang|hy|Ազատ կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=6.21/20 6.21/20]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Azat River]]''</small></center>||11th century||[[Garni]]<br /><small>{{Coord|40|06|58.6|N|44|44|33.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Azat River Bridge}}</small>||[[Kotayk Province|Kotayk]]|| |- |[[File:Sanahin bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Sanahin Bridge|hy|3=Սանահինի կամուրջ}}||{{lang|hy|Սանահինի կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=7.2/23 7.2/23]||{{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Debed]]''</small></center>||1195||[[Alaverdi, Armenia|Alaverdi]]<br /><small>{{Coord|41|05|56.5|N|44|39|27.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Sanahin Bridge}}</small>||[[Lori Province|Lori]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/sanahin-bridge | title=Sanahin Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/iaa_architecture/sanahinbridge.htm |title=Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture - Sanahin Bridge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412005115/http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/iaa_architecture/sanahinbridge.htm |archive-date=April 2016 |website=armenianstudies.csufresno.edu }}</ref> |- |[[File:The remains of a bridge2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Akhurian River Bridge|hy|3=Անիի կամուրջ}}<br /><small>''in ruins''</small>||{{lang|hy|Անիի կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|[[Armenia–Turkey border]]<br />Span : {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Out of order<br />''[[Akhurian River]]''</small></center>||13th century||[[Ani]]<br /><small>{{Coord|40|30|15.4|N|43|34|22.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Akhurian River Bridge}}</small>||[[Shirak Province|Shirak]]<br />{{TUR}}||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/akhurian-river-bridge | title=Akhurian River Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualani.org/bridge/index.htm |title=The Bridge Over The Akhurian River |website=virtualani.org }}</ref> |- |[[File:Ագարակաձորի կամուրջը.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Agarakadzor Bridge|hy|3=Ագարակաձոր կամուրջ}}||{{lang|hy|Ագարակաձոր կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=11.4/10 11.4/10]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Arpa (river)|Arpa]]''</small></center>||13th century||[[Agarakadzor]]<br /><small>{{Coord|39|44|28.4|N|45|19|28.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Agarakadzor Bridge}}</small>||[[Vayots Dzor Province|Vayots Dzor]]|| |- |[[File:Yaghdan bridge 02.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Yaghdan Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Յաղդան Կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=7.79/10 7.79/10] || ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Yaghdanjur River]]''</small></center>||13th century||[[Yaghdan]]<br /><small>{{Coord|41|00|30.3|N|44|30|50.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Yaghdan Bridge}}</small>||[[Lori Province|Lori]]|| |- |[[File:Սրանոցի Կամուրջ 1.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Sranots Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Սրանոցի Կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=10.8/6.9 10.8/6.9]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Kirants River]]''</small></center>||14th century||[[Acharkut]]||[[Tavush Province|Tavush]]|| |- |[[File:Ashtarak Bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Ashtarak Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Աշտարակ կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=2.1/21 2.1/21]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />3 arches}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />''[[Kasagh River]]''</small></center>||1664||[[Ashtarak]]<br /><small>{{Coord|40|17|54.1|N|44|22|05.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Ashtarak Bridge}}</small>||[[Aragatsotn Province|Aragatsotn]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/ashtarak-bridge-1664-ashtarak | title=Ashtarak Bridge}}</ref> |- |[[File:Red Bridge of Yerevan2.png|150px]]||_row_count||[[Red Bridge, Yerevan]]<br /><small>''in ruins''</small>||{{lang|hy|Կարմիր կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=1.6/84 1.6/84]||{{convert|87|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />4 pointed arches}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />Out of order<br />''[[Hrazdan River]]''</small></center>||1679||[[Yerevan]]<br /><small>[[Kentron District|Kentron]]</small><br /><small>{{Coord|40|10|18.3|N|44|30|00.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Red Bridge, Yerevan}}</small>||Yerevan||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/red-bridge-1679-yerevan | title=Red Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:02 Oshakan 05.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Oshakan Bridge|hy|3=Օշականի կամուրջ}}||{{lang|hy|Օշականի կամուրջը}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=2.113/24 2.113/24]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />5 arches (3 pointed arches)}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />[[File:H19 road (Armenia).png|30px]] H19<br />''[[Kasagh River]]''</small></center>||1706||[[Oshakan]]<br /><small>{{Coord|40|15|23.4|N|44|18|52.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Oshakan Bridge}}</small>||[[Aragatsotn Province|Aragatsotn]]|| |- |[[File:ԿԱՄՈՒՐՋ Որոտան (Սիսիան) ի 1855 թ..jpg|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Melik Tangi Bridge|hy|3=Թանգու կամուրջ}}||{{lang|hy|Կամուրջ Մելիք Թանգի}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=9.78/3 9.78/3]|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 pointed arch}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />''[[Vorotan (river)|Vorotan]]''</small></center>||1855||[[Vorotnavan]]<br /><small>{{Coord|39|29|02.6|N|46|08|22.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Melik Tangi Bridge}}</small>||[[Syunik Province|Syunik]]|| |- |[[File:Victory bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Victory Bridge, Yerevan]]||{{lang|hy|Հաղթանակի կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=1.6/85 1.6/85]||{{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge]]<br />Concrete deck arch}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />''[[Hrazdan River]]''</small></center>||1945||[[Yerevan]]<br /><small>[[Kentron District|Kentron]]</small><br /><small>{{Coord|40|10|29.2|N|44|29|58.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Victory Bridge, Yerevan}}</small>||Yerevan||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/victory-bridge-1945 | title=Victory Bridge}}</ref> |- |[[File:Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct, Yerevan.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct]]||{{lang|hy|Հրազդանի Ձորի ջրանցույց}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Monument ID [https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&format=json&srcountry=am&srlang=hy&srid=1.6/156 1.6/156]||{{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]}}</small>||<center><small>[[Aqueduct bridge|Aqueduct]]<br />''[[Hrazdan River]]''</small></center>||1950||[[Yerevan]]<br /><small>[[Kentron District|Kentron]]</small><br /><small>{{Coord|40|10|43.4|N|44|29|53.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct}}</small>||Yerevan||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/hrazdan-gorge-aqueduct | title=Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct}}</ref> |- |[[File:2014 Prowincja Sjunik, Chyndzoresk (009).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||{{Interlanguage link multi|Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge|hy|3=Խնձորեսկի ճոճվող կամուրջ}}||{{lang|hy|Խնձորեսկի ճոճվող կամուրջ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Span : {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />Height : {{convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Khor Dzor]]''</small></center>||2012||[[Khndzoresk]]<br /><small>{{Coord|39|30|02.7|N|46|25|58.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Khndzoresk Suspension Bridge}}</small>||[[Syunik Province|Syunik]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/khndzoresk-bridge | title=Khndzoresk Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hetq.am/en/article/15367 |title=Khndzoresk Miracle: 160 Meter Swinging Bridge, Built By Hand, Officially Opens |website=hetq.am }}</ref> |}

Name Locality Date Image Notes
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

This table presents the structures with greatest spans of Armenia (non-exhaustive list). {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Armenian ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- | ||_row_count||[[Nor Hachn Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Նոր Հաճընի կամուրջը}}||{{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|636|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel<br />V-shaped legs}}</small>||<center><small>Road-rail bridge<br />[[File:H5 road (Armenia).png|30px]] H5<br />Masis-Nurnus rail line<br />''[[Hrazdan River]]''</small></center>||1981||[[Nor Hachn]] - [[Arzni]]<br /><small>{{Coord|39|50|17.3|N|45|40|18.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Nor Hachn Bridge}}</small>||[[Kotayk Province|Kotayk]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/hrazdan-railroad-bridge | title=Hrazdan Railroad Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giprostroymost.ru/product/design/66-razdan?tmpl=component |title=Мост на реке Раздан (70-е годы) |trans-title=Bridge on the Hrazdan River (70s) |language=ru |website=giprostroymost.ru }}</ref> |- |[[File:2014 Prowincja Wajoc Dzor, Dżermuk, Most nad kanionem rzeki Arpa (02).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Jermuk Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Ջերմուկ, կամուրջ}}||{{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Steel deck arch}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />[[File:H42 road (Armenia).png|30px]] H42<br />''[[Arpa (river)|Arpa]]''</small></center>||1972||[[Jermuk]]<br /><small>{{Coord|39|50|17.3|N|45|40|18.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Jermuk Bridge}}</small>||[[Vayots Dzor Province|Vayots Dzor]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/jermuk-bridge | title=Jermuk Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=bse-pe-002:1978:2::34#124 |title=Arch all-metal bridge over the Arpa River in Jermuk |author=Popov, Ruzhansky, Poliakova |publisher=IABSE Structures, v.2 |date=May 1978 |website=e-periodica.ch }}</ref> |- |[[File:Great Bridge of Hrazdan.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Great Bridge of Hrazdan]]||{{lang|hy|Հրազդանի Մեծ կամուրջ}}||{{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|335|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Concrete deck arch}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />Kievyan Street - Leningradian Street<br />''[[Hrazdan River]]''</small></center>||1956||[[Yerevan]]<br /><small>[[Arabkir District|Arabkir]] - [[Ajapnyak District|Ajapnyak]]</small><br /><small>{{Coord|40|11|29.0|N|44|28|56.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Great Bridge of Hrazdan}}</small>||Yerevan||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/great-hrazdan-river-bridge | title=Great Hrazdan River Bridge}}</ref> |- |[[File:Ashtarak Bridge Sarkis.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Ashtarak Highway Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Աշտարակ կամուրջ}}||{{convert|84|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|368|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|B|[[Beam bridge|Beam]]<br />Steel, [[orthotropic deck]]<br />63+84+63<br />[[Twin bridges]]}}</small>||<center><small>Highway bridge<br />[[File:M1 Road signs of Armenia.png|30px]] M1<br />''[[Kasagh River]]''</small></center>||1994<br />2003||[[Ashtarak]]<br /><small>{{Coord|40|17|54.3|N|44|22|23.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Ashtarak Highway Bridge}}</small>||[[Tavush Province|Tavush]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/new-ashtarak-bridge | title=New Ashtarak Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kamurjshin.am/en/project_item/9 |title=Ashtarak bridge over the Kasakh river gorge |website=kamurjshin.am }}</ref> |- |[[File:Yerevan ZipLine Airlines 14.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Davtashen Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Դավթաշենի կամուրջ}}||{{convert|80|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small>(x3)</small>||{{convert|496|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|B|[[Beam bridge|Beam]]<br />Steel, [[orthotropic deck]]<br />48+3x80+64<br />[[Twin bridges]]}}</small>||<center><small>Road bridge<br />Sasna Tzrer Street - Vaghrshyan Street<br />''[[Hrazdan River]]''</small></center>||2000||[[Yerevan]]<br /><small>[[Davtashen District|Davtashen]] - [[Arabkir District|Arabkir]]</small><br /><small>{{Coord|40|12|34.2|N|44|29|36.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Davtashen Bridge}}</small>||Yerevan||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kamurjshin.am/en/project_item/11 |title=Davtashen bridge in Yerevan over the Hrazdan river gorge |website=kamurjshin.am }}</ref> |- |[[File:Debed bridge stepanavan.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Stepanavan Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Ստեփանավանի կամուրջ}}||{{convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small>(x3)</small>||{{convert|237|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|B|[[Beam bridge|Beam]]<br />Steel, [[orthotropic deck]]<br />18+63x3+18<br />[[Twin bridges]]}}</small>||<center><small>Highway bridge<br />[[File:M3 Road signs of Armenia.png|30px]] M3<br />''[[Dzoraget River]]''</small></center>||1989||[[Stepanavan]]<br /><small>{{Coord|41|00|49.7|N|44|23|06.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Stepanavan Bridge}}</small>||[[Lori Province|Lori]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kamurjshin.am/en/project_item/8 |title=Stepanavan bridge over the Dzoraget river gorge |website=kamurjshin.am }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Meghri Bridge]]||{{lang|hy|Մեղրիի կամուրջ}}||{{convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small>(x3)</small>||{{convert|208|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|B|[[Beam bridge|Beam]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>Highway bridge<br />[[File:M2 Road signs of Armenia.png|30px]] M2<br />''[[Aras (river)|Aras]]''</small></center>||1995||[[Meghri]] - [[Nordooz]]<br /><small>{{Coord|38|51|06.3|N|46|12|06.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Meghri Bridge}}</small>||[[Syunik Province|Syunik]]<br />{{IRN}}||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kamurjshin.am/en/project_item/10 |title=Meghri bridge over the river Arax |website=kamurjshin.am }}</ref> |}

Notes and References

  • Notes
    • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
      • Others references
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