Ghotour Bridge
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Railway bridge in Iran
Ghotour Bridge (Persian: پل هوایی خوی) is a railway bridge in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, over the river Ghotour.[1] It is an arch bridge, and was completed in 1970. It has a length of 442.9 m (1453 ft.) with the largest span being 223.1 m (732 ft.).[2] The bridge is part of the Van–Sufian railway track connecting eastern Turkey and western Iran.[3]
During the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq launched nine airstrikes and six bombings of the bridge.[4] [5]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ "Ghotour Bridge (West Azarbaijan, 1970)". Structurae. Retrieved 2024年12月22日.
- ^ "Ghotour Valley Bridge" americanbridge.net[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Ghotour Bridge (West Azarbaijan, 1970)". Structurae. Retrieved 2024年12月22日.
- ^ "پل قطور خوی، بزرگترین پل هوایی خاورمیانه + تصاویر - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2025年06月13日.
- ^ "پل قطور بزرگترين پل هوايي ريلي خاورميانه در خوي". ایرنا (in Persian). 2014年04月01日. Retrieved 2025年06月13日.
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