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List of bridges in Syria

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1 Roman Bridge over the Sabun River Leads to the ancient city of Cyrrhus Masonry
3 arches

Sabun River
 2nd century Dayr Şawwān
36°44′20.9″N 36°58′20.8″E / 36.739139°N 36.972444°E / 36.739139; 36.972444 (Roman Bridge over the Sabun River)		 Aleppo [1]
[2]
2 Roman Bridge over the Afrin River Leads to the ancient city of Cyrrhus Masonry
6 arches

Afrin River
 2nd century Dayr Şawwān
36°43′45.3″N 36°58′48.8″E / 36.729250°N 36.980222°E / 36.729250; 36.980222 (Roman Bridge over the Afrin River)		 Aleppo [1]
[2]
[3]
3 Roman Bridge over the Orontes River Masonry
10 arches

Orontes River
 Mahardah
35°16′13.7″N 36°33′54.0″E / 35.270472°N 36.565000°E / 35.270472; 36.565000 (Roman Bridge over the Orontes River)		 Hama
4 Ain Diwar Bridge Masonry
1 arch remaining
Out of order
Tigris
 Ain Diwar
37°18′52.2″N 42°12′56.9″E / 37.314500°N 42.215806°E / 37.314500; 42.215806 (Ain Diwar Bridge)		 Al-Hasakah [3]
5 Kharaba Bridge Masonry
2 arches
Road 109
Wadi Zeidi
 Bosra
32°33′04.4″N 36°26′00.0″E / 32.551222°N 36.433333°E / 32.551222; 36.433333 (Kharaba Bridge)		 Daraa [3]
6 Gemarrin Bridge Masonry
3 arches
Out of order
Wadi Zeidi
 Bosra
32°32′57.8″N 36°29′45.7″E / 32.549389°N 36.496028°E / 32.549389; 36.496028 (Gemarrin Bridge)		 Daraa [3]
7 Bridge at Nimreh 25 m (82 ft) Masonry
1 arches
Out of order
Wadi al-Liwa
 Shahba
32°50′00.0″N 36°41′30.0″E / 32.833333°N 36.691667°E / 32.833333; 36.691667 (Bridge at Nimreh)		 As-Suwayda [3]
8 Citadel of Aleppo Fortified Gateway Leads to the Citadel of Aleppo Masonry
7 arches
Footbridge
 Aleppo
36°11′53.7″N 37°09′42.5″E / 36.198250°N 37.161806°E / 36.198250; 37.161806 (Citadel of Aleppo Fortified Gateway)		 Aleppo

Major bridges

Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1 Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge
destroyed in 2013		 جسر دير الزور المعلق 112 m (367 ft) (x3) 500 m (1,600 ft) Suspension
4 pylons
Footbridge
Euphrates
 1926 Deir ez-Zor
35°20′42.2″N 40°09′04.2″E / 35.345056°N 40.151167°E / 35.345056; 40.151167		 Deir ez-Zor [S 1]
2 Haradara Bridge Truss
Steel
Berlin–Baghdad railway
 Memelan
36°42′36.9″N 36°38′27.8″E / 36.710250°N 36.641056°E / 36.710250; 36.641056 (Haradara Bridge)		 Aleppo [S 2]

References

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Download coordinates as:

  1. ^ "Deir ez-Zur Suspension Bridge".
  2. ^ "Haradara Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ a b "Cyrrhus". livius.org.
  2. ^ a b "Cyrrhus". romeartlover.it.
  3. ^ a b c d e O’Connor, Colin (1993). Roman Bridges. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39326-4.

See also

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Syria