White Bridge | |
Native Name: | پل سفید |
Native Name Lang: | Persian |
Carries: | Pedestrian and Automotive traffic |
Crosses: | Karun River |
Official Name: | Ahwaz Bridge |
Other Name: | White Bridge |
Locale: | Ahwaz, Iran |
Material: | Concrete, Metal |
Height: | 42 ft (13 m) |
Length: | 1643 ft (501.2 m)[1] |
Lanes: | 2 |
Begin: | October 21, 1935 |
Complete: | September 21, 1936 |
Inaugurated: | November 6, 1936 |
White Bridge (Persian: پل سفید) is an arch bridge located in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran, built above the Karun river. The bridge was completed on September 21, 1936 and was inaugurated on November 6, 1936. The bridge remains a symbol of the city still today.[2]