RAILWAY BRIDGE SPANNING THE GHOTOUR VALLEY (IRAN)

A 800m long railway bridge spanning the rough terrain to provide a key link in the railway project which should connect Istanbul, Turkey, with Isfahan, Iran, is described. It was completed in less than one year. The single track railroad bridge was constructed nearly 120m above the valley floor at a remote location 29 km west of Khoi, Iran or about 800 km north of Teheran. The overall length of the bridge amounts to 442.50m, and consists of a girder and trussed arch.

• Corporate Authors:

  Centre Belgo-Luxembourg d'Information de l'Acier

  47 rue Montoyer
  B-1040 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • MacCartney, J E
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Acier/Stahl/Steel
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Centre Belgo-Luxembourg d'Information de l'Acier

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges
• Geographic Terms: Iran; Turkey
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056811
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM