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Kiz Bridge

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Crosses
  
Qizil Üzan

Other name(s)
  
Qizil Üzan Bridge

Location
  
Mianeh

Locale
  
Mianeh, Iran

Construction end
  
Seljuk Empire era

Body of water
  
Qizil Üzan

Kiz Bridge

Address
  
East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Similar
  
Khodaafarin Bridges, Gonbad‑e‑Sorkh, Azerbaijan Museum, Constitution House of Tabriz, Amir Nezam House

Kiz Bridge (Persian: پل‌دختر‎‎, Azerbaijani: Qız Körpüsü-قيز کۆرپۆسۆ) is a historical bridge near the Mianeh in East Azerbaijan.

The age of the bridge is unknown, some archaeologists date it to the Sassanid era while other attribute to as being 8th centuryAD Muslim era construct. The bridge is constructed of three arches with the center arch narrower than the respective side arches.

The bridge was refurbished in 1913 but it was destroyed in 1925 during the separatist insurrection following the 1921 coup d'état.

References

Kiz Bridge Wikipedia