Si-o-se-pol

Si-o-se-pol
Coordinates32°38′41.53″N 51°40′3.32″E / 32.6448694°N 51.6675889°E / 32.6448694; 51.6675889
CrossesZayanderud
LocaleIsfahan, Iran
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge, double-deck
MaterialStone and brick
Total length297.76 metres (976.9 ft)
Width14.75 metres (48.4 ft)
Longest span5.60 metres (18.4 ft)
No. of spans33
History
Construction start1599
Construction end1602
Location
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The Allahverdi Khan Bridge (Persian: پل الله‌وردی خان), popularly known as Si-o-se-pol (Persian: سی‌وسه‌پل, lit.'[the] bridge of thirty-three [spans]'),[1] is the largest of the eleven historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau, in Isfahan, Iran.[2]

The bridge was built in the early 17th century to serve as both a bridge and a dam.[3]

  1. ^ Babaie, Sussan; Haug, Robert (5 April 2012) [15 December 2007]. "Isfahan x. Monuments (5) Bridges". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. 1. Vol. XIV. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ Wagret, Paul (1977). Iran. Geneva: Nagel Publishers. p. 226. ISBN 2-8263-0026-1.
  3. ^ "Drought poses no threat to Isfahan's Si-o-Se-Pol: official". Tehran Times. 25 December 2017.