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Coordinates: 33°28′05″N 48°20′19″E / 33.468108°N 48.338663°E

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Shapuri Bridge پل اشکسه

Coordinates	33°28′05″N 48°20′19″E / 33.468108°N 48.338663°E / 33.468108; 48.338663
Locale	Khorramabad, Iran
Other name(s)	Broken bridge
Characteristics
Total length	312
Height	10.75
History
Construction end	Sassanid Empire era
Location

Shapuri Bridge (Persian: پل شاپوری) or Broken Bridge (Persian: پل شکسته) (in Luri: طاقِ پیلِ اِشکِسَه) is a historical bridge dating from the Sassanid era, it is located south of Khorramabad, in the Lorestan province of Iran. The bridge has 28 arches, of which only 6 remain, and 27 Pile bridges, each 61 square meters; five of its arches are intact and the others have been destroyed by natural factors.^[1] The arches of the bridge have been constructed of stone, whereas the bridge itself is a mixture of stone and mortar.^[2] Shapoori Bridge is registered on the list of National Monuments.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "On a Bridge From Past to Present". Financial tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Shapouri Bridge, Khoram Abad". Virtual Country. Virtual Country. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

Lorestan Province, Iran

Capital

Khorramabad

Counties and cities

Aligudarz County	Aligudarz
Azna County	Azna Momenabad
Borujerd County	Borujerd Oshtorinan
Delfan County	Nurabad
Dorud County	Dorud Chalanchulan
Dowreh County	Sarab-e Dowreh Veysian
Khorramabad County	Khorramabad Bayranshahr Sepiddasht Zagheh
Kuhdasht County	Kuhdasht Chaqabol Darb-e Gonbad Garab Kunani
Pol-e Dokhtar County	Pol-e Dokhtar Mamulan
Rumeshkan County	Chaqabol
Selseleh County	Aleshtar Firuzabad

Sights

populated places

List of cities, towns and villages in Lorestan Province

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