Kashkan Bridge

Kashkan Bridge
پل کشکان
General information
LocationIran
Construction started
999 CE
Completed
1009 CE
Official name
Kashkan Bridge
TypeBridge
Designated1940
Reference no.335
Conservation organization
Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

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. ↑ "Kashkan Bridge (Lorestan)". Structurae. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "آغاز مرمت کولۀ شرقی پل تاریخی کشکان". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  3. ↑ "آشنایی با پل تاریخی کشکان - لرستان". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Restoration commences on Iran's flood-hit Sassanid bridge". Tehran Times. 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2022-08-12.

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