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Shapuri Bridge پل اشکسه
Coordinates	33°28′05″N 48°20′19″E / 33.468108°N 48.338663°E / 33.468108; 48.338663
Locale	Khorramabad, Iran
Other name(s)	Broken bridge
Characteristics
Total length	312
Height	10.75
History
Construction end	Sassanid Empire era
Location

Shapuri Bridge (Persian: پل شاپوری) or Broken Bridge (Persian: پل شکسته) (in Luri: طاقِ پیلِ اِشکِسَه) is a historical bridge dating from the Sassanid era, it is located south of Khorramabad, in the Lorestan province of Iran. The bridge has 28 arches, of which only 6 remain, and 27 Pile bridges, each 61 square meters; five of its arches are intact and the others have been destroyed by natural factors. The arches of the bridge have been constructed of stone, whereas the bridge itself is a mixture of stone and mortar. Shapoori Bridge is registered on the list of National Monuments.

References

1. ^ "On a Bridge From Past to Present". Financial tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
2. "Shapouri Bridge, Khoram Abad". Virtual Country. Virtual Country. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

v t e Lorestan province, Iran
Capital	Khorramabad
Counties and cities	Aligudarz County Aligudarz Azna County Azna Momenabad Borujerd County Borujerd Oshtorinan Delfan County Nurabad Dorud County Dorud Chalanchulan Dowreh County Sarab-e Dowreh Veysian Khorramabad County Khorramabad Bayranshahr Sepiddasht Zagheh Kuhdasht County Kuhdasht Chaqabol Darb-e Gonbad Garab Kunani Pol-e Dokhtar County Pol-e Dokhtar Mamulan Rumeshkan County Chaqabol Selseleh County Aleshtar Firuzabad
Sights	Falak-ol-Aflak Castle Gerdab-e Sangi Keeyow Lake Brick Minaret Imamzadeh Ja'far Soltani Mosque Jameh Mosque Women's Park of Borujerd Yafteh Nojian Waterfall Bisheh Waterfall Gerit Waterfall Imamzadeh Do Baradaran Shapuri Bridge Kashkan Bridge Zardabeh Lagoon Gahar Lake Sheneh Castle Rahmanabad Sasanian Palace Gosheh Caravansary
populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Lorestan Province

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