List of bridges in Azerbaijan

This list of bridges in Azerbaijan 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	Azerbaijani	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Region	Ref.
	1	Red Bridge	Qırmızı Körpü	Azerbaijan–Georgia border Span : 26 m (85 ft)	175 m (574 ft)	Masonry 4 arches	Footbridge Khrami	12th century	II Şıxlı - Kirach-Mughanlo 41°19′44.8″N 45°04′23.1″E / 41.329111°N 45.073083°E / 41.329111; 45.073083 (Red Bridge)	Ganja-Gazakh  Georgia	[S 1]
	2	15-span Khudafarin Bridge	Onbeşaşırımlı Xudafərin körpüsü	Azerbaijan–Iran border	200 m (660 ft)	Masonry 15 arches	Footbridge Aras	12th century	Jabrayil - Khoda Afarin 39°09′25.1″N 46°56′13.6″E / 39.156972°N 46.937111°E / 39.156972; 46.937111 (15-span Khodaafarin Bridge)	East Zangezur - East Azerbaijan	[1]
	3	11-span Khudafarin Bridge	Onbiraşırımlı Xudafərin körpüsü	Azerbaijan–Iran border	130 m (430 ft)	Masonry 11 arches	Out of order Aras	13th century	Jabrayil - Khoda Afarin 39°9′2.2″N 46°56′24.0″E / 39.150611°N 46.940000°E / 39.150611; 46.940000 (11-span Khodaafarin Bridge)	East Zangezur - East Azerbaijan	[S 2] [1]
	4	Gazanchi Bridge [az]	Qazançı körpüsü		11 m (36 ft)	Masonry 1 arch	Footbridge Alinja River	17th century	Qazançı 39°9′25.0″N 46°56′13.8″E / 39.156944°N 46.937167°E / 39.156944; 46.937167 (Gazanchi Bridge)	Nakhchivan	[2]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

		Name	Azerbaijani	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Region	Ref.
	1	Cable-stayed bridge (Baku)		180 m (590 ft) (x2)	665 m (2,182 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck and pylon 180+180	Interchange Boyuk Shor Highway	2012	Baku 40°25′22.7″N 49°55′13.0″E / 40.422972°N 49.920278°E / 40.422972; 49.920278 (Cable-stayed bridge (Baku))	Absheron	[S 3] [3] [4]
	2	Kura River Highway Bridge (Salyan)		151 m (495 ft)	363 m (1,191 ft)	Arch Steel tied-arch 50+50+151+50+50	M3 Kura		Salyan 39°37′47.4″N 48°57′48.3″E / 39.629833°N 48.963417°E / 39.629833; 48.963417 (Kura River Highway Bridge (Salyan))	Aran	[5] [6]
	3	Kura River Highway Bridge (Şirvan)		140 m (460 ft)	318 m (1,043 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 82+140+82	M6 Kura		Şirvan 39°56′59.9″N 48°53′03.8″E / 39.949972°N 48.884389°E / 39.949972; 48.884389 (Kura River Highway Bridge (Şirvan))	Aran	[7]

See also

• Transport in Azerbaijan
• Rail transport in Azerbaijan
• Geography of Azerbaijan

Notes and references

• Notes

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

• Others references

Further reading

• "The Bridges of Artsakh" (PDF). raa-am.com. Yerevan: Scientific Council of Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) Organisation. 2009.

External links

• "Ancient bridges". azerbaijans.com.

This page was last edited on 20 August 2023, at 20:07