Davtashen Bridge

Davtashen Bridge or Davitashen Bridge (Armenian: Դավթաշենի կամուրջ) is a bridge for traffic linking across the Hrazdan River in Yerevan, Armenia. It connects the Vaghrshyan street of Arabkir district with the Sasna Tzrer street of Davtashen district within the capital city. The construction process was launched during the 1970s by the Soviet government but abandoned shortly after. Only in 2000, the construction of the bridge was completed.[1] Height above the water level of the river Hrazdan -92m.[2] The bridge was constructed by Kamurjshin company.[3]

Davtashen Bridge
Davtashen Bridge
Coordinates40°12′36″N 44°29′34″E
CrossesHrazdan River
LocaleYerevan
Characteristics
Total length496 m (1,627.3 ft)
Width32 m (105.0 ft)
Height92 m (301.8 ft)
History
Opened2000
Statistics
Daily trafficDual carriageway
Location

The bridge was designed by architect Rafael Israelyan.[4]

References

  1. Bridges in Armenia
  2. "KamurjShin.am". www.kamurjshin.am. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  3. "HHpress.am". www.hhpress.am. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  4. "Bridges in Yerevan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
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