Kashkan Bridge

Kashkan Bridge
Kashkan Bridge
پل کشکان
General information
Country	Iran
Construction started	999 CE
Completed	1009 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.^[1]

Having a length of 320 meters, the bridge originally contained 12 arches, 9 of which remain to this day.^[2]^[3]

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

References

^ "آغاز مرمت کوله‌شرقی پل تاریخی کشکان". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
^ "آشنایی با پل تاریخی کشکان - لرستان". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
^ "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

[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.

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