Tabriz Cable Bridge

Tabriz Cable Bridge (Persian: پل کابلی تبریز), officially calls Ettehad-e-Melli (National Unity), is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by 29 Bahman Metro Station at the eastern entrance of Tabriz, capital of East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is the biggest cable-stayed bridge in Iran with a total length of 113 meters and width of 32 meters.[1]

Workers on the middle pier of an inchoate hanging cable bridge in Tabriz, Iran
Tabriz Cable Bridge

پل کابلی تبریز
Coordinates38.0309°N 46.2103°E / 38.0309; 46.2103
LocaleTabriz, Iran
Other name(s)Ettehad-e Melli
OwnerMunicipality of Tabriz
Maintained byMunicipality of Tabriz
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridges
MaterialConcrete
Total length113 m (371 ft)
Width32 m (105 ft)
History
Engineering design byIranian and French firms
Constructed by Iran and  France
Construction start2003
Construction end2007
Construction cost75 million dollars
Opened2007
Inaugurated2007
Location

References

  1. "بزرگترین پل كابلی ایران(تبریز)". memarinews. 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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