Shapuri Bridge

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

Shapuri Bridge (Persian: پل شاپوری‎) or Broken Bridge (Persian: پل شکسته‎) (in Lurish called: طاقِ پیلِ اِشکِسَه) is a historical bridge from Sassanid era located in the south of Khorramabad in Lorestan province. 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.^[1] The arches of the bridge have been constructed of stone, whereas the bridge itself is a mixture of stone and mortar.^[2] Shapoori Bridge is registered on the list of National Monuments.^[1]

References

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

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[FT1-1] 1 2 "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.