Great Bridge of Hrazdan
The Great Bridge of Hrazdan (Armenian: Հրազդանի Մեծ կամուրջ), more commonly known as Kievian Bridge (Armenian: Կիևյան կամուրջ), is an arch bridge for traffic linking across the Hrazdan River in Yerevan, Armenia. It connects the Kievian street of Arabkir district with the Leningradian street of Ajapnyak District. It was designed by architect Grigor Aghababyan and constructed between 1949 and 1956.[1][2]
Great Bridge of Hrazdan | |
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 Great Bridge of Hrazdan | |
| Coordinates | 40°11′29″N 44°28′56″E |
| Crosses | Hrazdan River |
| Locale | Yerevan |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 335 m (1,099.1 ft) |
| Width | 26 m (85.3 ft) |
| Height | 60.5 m (198.5 ft) |
| Longest span | 115 m (377.3 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Dual carriageway |
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The Karen Demirchyan Complex and the Tumanyan Park are located around the bridge.
References
- "Bridges in Yerevan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- "Great Bridge of Hrazdan at armmonuments.com". Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
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