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Building in Iran
Kashkan Bridge
پل کشکان
General information
CountryIran
Construction started999 CE
Completed1009 CE

The Kashkan Bridge (Persian: پل کشکان) is a historical bridge in Lorestan province, Iran. Its construction started in 999 CE during the reign of Badr ibn Hasanwayh, and took 10 years to complete.

Having a length of 320 meters, the bridge originally contained 12 arches, 9 of which remain to this day.

The bridge is enlisted in the Iran National Heritage List with the number 355.

References

  1. "آغاز مرمت کوله‌شرقی پل تاریخی کشکان". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. "آشنایی با پل تاریخی کشکان - لرستان". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  3. "Restoration commences on Iran's flood-hit Sassanid bridge". Tehran Times. 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2022-08-12.

33°35′18″N 47°52′54″E / 33.5884°N 47.8816°E / 33.5884; 47.8816

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