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Historical and architectural interest bridges

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Name Persian Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Region Ref.
1 Malan Bridge پل مالان 230 m (750 ft) Masonry
22 arches
Road bridge
Hari
 1010 Herat
34°17′10.1″N 62°11′28.7″E / 34.286139°N 62.191306°E / 34.286139; 62.191306 (Malan Bridge)		 Herat Province [S 1]
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Major road and railway bridges

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


Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Region Ref.
1 Kelif Pipeline Bridge 660 m (2,170 ft) 660 m (2,170 ft) Suspension
Steel
Pipeline
Amu Darya
 1975 Keleft - Kelif
37°20′42.4″N 66°15′38.1″E / 37.345111°N 66.260583°E / 37.345111; 66.260583 (Kelif Pipeline Bridge)		 Balkh
 Turkmenistan		 [2]
2 Tajik–Afghan bridge at Tem-Demogan 135 m (443 ft) Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road bridge
Panj River
 2002 Shighnan District - Khorugh
37°31′41.0″N 71°30′13.0″E / 37.528056°N 71.503611°E / 37.528056; 71.503611 (Tajik–Afghan bridge at Tem-Demogan)		 Badakhshan
 Tajikistan		 [S 2]
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3 Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge 816 m (2,677 ft) Truss
Steel
Road-rail bridge
Amu Darya
 1982 Hairatan - Termez
37°13′44.9″N 67°25′39.6″E / 37.229139°N 67.427667°E / 37.229139; 67.427667 (Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge)		 Balkh
 Uzbekistan		 [S 3]
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4 Tajik–Afghan bridge at Vanj-Jamarj-e Bala 216 m (709 ft) Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road bridge
Panj River
 2011 Jamarj-e Bala - Vanj District
38°16′19.3″N 71°20′18.3″E / 38.272028°N 71.338417°E / 38.272028; 71.338417 (Vanj cross-border Bridge)		 Badakhshan
 Tajikistan		 [5]
5 Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge Suspension
Steel
Road bridge
Panj River
 2004 Nusay - Ruzvat
38°27′11.5″N 70°49′37.7″E / 38.453194°N 70.827139°E / 38.453194; 70.827139 (Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge)		 Badakhshan
 Tajikistan		 [S 4]
6 Shurabad cross-border Bridge Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road bridge
Panj River
 Khwahan District - Shohon
37°56′17.2″N 70°13′46.4″E / 37.938111°N 70.229556°E / 37.938111; 70.229556 (Shurabad cross-border Bridge)		 Badakhshan
 Tajikistan


Alphabetical list

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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.
  1. ^ "Pul-i Malan".
  2. ^ "Tem-Demogan Bridge".
  3. ^ "Friendship Bridge".
  4. ^ "Tajik-Afghan Friendship Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "بازسازی پل تاریخی مالان در ولایت هرات". avapress.com (in Persian).
  2. ^ "ВИСЯЧИЙ ГАЗОПРОВОДНЫЙ ПЕРЕХОД ЧЕРЕЗ реку АМУДАРЬЮ у поселка КЕЛИФ". studopedia.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Aga Khan to open Tajik-Afghan bridge". ismaili.net.
  4. ^ "Railways of Afghanistan - Hairatan and the Friendship Bridge". andrewgrantham.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Tajik and Afghan officials inaugurate Vanj bridge built by AKDN as part of Cross-border Initiatives". akdn.org.
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