List of bridges in Iraq
Appearance
This list of bridges in Iraq 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
[edit]Name | Arabic | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Governorate | Ref. | ||
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1 | Delal Bridge | پل دلال | Height : 15.5 m (51 ft) Span : 16 m (52 ft) |
115 m (377 ft) | Masonry 5 arches, carved limestone |
Zakho 37°08′10.6″N 42°41′41.6″E / 37.136278°N 42.694889°E |
Duhok Governorate | [1] [2] | ||
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2 | Abbasid Bridge | القنطرة العباسية | 22 m (72 ft) | Masonry 1 remaining arch |
Wadi al Murr |
Nineveh 36°31′48.1″N 42°43′17.8″E / 36.530028°N 42.721611°E |
Nineveh Governorate | [3] |
Major road and railway bridges
[edit]This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
Notes and references
[edit]- Notes
- Others references
- ^ Pavelka, K. "Detailed documentation and 3d model creation of Dalal Bridge using terrestrial photogrammetry in Zakhu, northern Iraqi Kurdistan" (PDF). Cipa.icomos.org. 22nd CIPA Symposium, October 11-15, 2009, Kyoto, Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Zakho Bridge". Mcid.mcah.columbia.edu - Columbia University. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "800-Year-Old Bridge in Iraq Threatened by Erosion". Theglobalherald.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Adhamiyah Bridge". Structurae.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Yamamoto, Takao; Kitahara, Toshio (1986). "Quality Control in the Erection of Cable-Stayed Bridges". In International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) (ed.). IABSE reports. Vol. 51. pp. 259–266. doi:10.5169/seals-39586.
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ignored (help) - ^ Maunsell (1983). "Adhamiyah Bridge, Baghdad (Iraq)". In International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) (ed.). IABSE structures. Vol. 7. pp. 100, 101. doi:10.5169/seals-18292.
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ignored (help) - ^ "July 14 Bridge". Structurae.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Al-Zuhairi, Alaa Hussein (January 2007). "Analysis and design of Suspension Bridges". Researchgate.net. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.31062.96324.
- ^ "Muhammad Baquir Al-Sadr Bridge, Basra, Iraq". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Cable-stayed bridge over Shatt al-'Arab river, Al Basra, Iraq". Demiranda.it - De Miranda Associati Ingegneria Strutturale. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Civilisations Bridge". Ur-architecture.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Brücken". Brueckenweb.de (in German).
- "Suspension Bridges of Iraq". Bridgemeister.com.
Further reading
[edit]- Prade, Marcel (1990). "L'Iraq". Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 197. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
- "Bridge projects completion percentage map" (PDF). Moch.gov.iq - Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works. 2022.