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

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Notes and references

  • Notes
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. ^ "Red Bridge".
  2. ^ "Khoda-Afarin Bridge (13th century)".
  3. ^ "Heydar Aliyev Prospect Overpass".
  • Others references
  1. ^ a b "Khoda Afarin Bridge". itto.org. Iran Tourism and Touring Organization.
  2. ^ "The Gazanchi bridge". nakhchivan.az.
  3. ^ "Cable stable bridge near the "Koroglu" metro station". evrascon.com.
  4. ^ "Construction of interchange in the vicinities of Azizbekov underground station, Baku city". azerkorpu.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19.
  5. ^ "Bridge across the Kura River at 55 km of the Alat-Astara highway". evrascon.com.
  6. ^ "Design of the bridge through the Kura River on 55 km of the highway Alyaty-Astara". az.all.biz.
  7. ^ "Bridge across the Kura River on the M6 Adjikabul-Goradiz road". evrascon.com.

Further reading

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