Ghotour Bridge

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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

  1. "Ghotour Bridge (West Azarbaijan, 1970)". Structurae. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  2. "Ghotour Valley Bridge" americanbridge.net
  3. "Ghotour Bridge (West Azarbaijan, 1970)". Structurae. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  4. "پل قطور خوی، بزرگترین پل هوایی خاورمیانه + تصاویر - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  5. "پل قطور بزرگترين پل هوايي ريلي خاورميانه در خوي". ایرنا (in Persian). 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2025-06-13.

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