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Marnan Bridge

Coordinates: 32°38′28.7″N 51°38′36.2″E / 32.641306°N 51.643389°E / 32.641306; 51.643389
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Marnan Bridge
The Eastern view of the bridge from south
Coordinates32°38′28.7″N 51°38′36.2″E / 32.641306°N 51.643389°E / 32.641306; 51.643389
CrossesZayandeh River
LocaleIsfahan, Iran
Characteristics
Total length186 metres (610 ft)
Width4.8 metres (16 ft)
No. of spans17
Location
Map

Marnan Bridge is a historical bridge in Isfahan, Iran. The current structure of the bridge dates back to the Safavid era, but its foundations are older and possibly as old as the Shahrestan bridge, which dates back to the Sasanian era[1]

References

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  1. ^ Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti (ed.). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 125. ISBN 964-334-218-2.
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