Kashkan Bridge

Kashkan Bridge
پل کشکان
Interactive map of Kashkan Bridge
General information
Location	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

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.

33°35′18″N 47°52′54″E / 33.5884°N 47.8816°E / 33.5884; 47.8816