There are hundreds of bridges and bridge ruins found throughout Albania. A total of 90 have achieved the status of monument of cultural heritage.[1] The oldest standing bridge in the country is the Kauri Bridge, located in the village of Poshnjë, it dates back to the late antiquity.
The longest spanning bridge is the Shushica Bridge (520 m), it crosses the Devoll river as a segment of the Banjë-Gramsh road. The two highest bridges in the country are the Fshat Bridge and the Vasha Bridge, respectively 157m (515feet) and 152m (499feet) high. They are part of the important Arbër Road project which aims to connect the central region of the country with the western border of North Macedonia in a much shorter period than the old route.
Only 72 bridges built during the Ottoman period have survived.[1]
| Name | Region | Built | Length | Width | Height | Crosses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beçisht Bridge | Tepelenë | 1819 | 200m (700feet) | 6m (20feet) | Vjosë | Ottoman era, connects 7 villages along the Vjosë river | |
| Brataj Bridge | Vlorë | 16th century | 50m (160feet) | 4m (13feet) | 12m (39feet) | Shushicë | Ottoman era |
| Bridges over Gjanica | Fier | 1777, 1935, etc | The 7 pedestrian bridges that span the Gjanica river are located within the Fier city limits | ||||
| Old Buna Bridge | Shkodër | 1889 | 166m (545feet) | Buna river | |||
| New Buna Bridge | Shkodër | 2011 | 275.5m (903.9feet) | 13.5m (44.3feet) | 6m (20feet) | Buna river | Swingbridge |
| Bushtrica Bridge | Librazhd | 1973 | 50m (160feet) | Railway bridge | |||
| Dragoti Bridge | Tepelenë | 1935 | 108m (354feet) | 5m (16feet) | Vjosë | ||
| Drini Bridge | Kukës | 2021 | 270m (890feet) | 23.213m (76.158feet) | 10m (30feet) | ||
| Erzen Bridge | Shijak | 1949 | 91m (299feet) | Railway bridge | |||
| Goliku Bridge | Pogradec | 17th century | 17m (56feet) | 3m (10feet) | 10m (30feet) | Shkumbin | Ottoman era, near the village of Mokër |
| Gomsiqe Bridge | Pukë | ||||||
| Gorica Bridge | Berat | 1780, 1927 | 129.3m (424.2feet) | 5.3m (17.4feet) | 10m (30feet) | Osum | Ottoman era |
| Kaçarello Bridge | Dropull | 1780s | Kaçarello | Ottoman era, located in the village of Hllomo | |||
| Kadiu Bridge | Përmet | 1760 | 37m (121feet) | 7m (23feet) | Lengaricë | Ottoman era | |
| Kamara Bridge | Librazhd | 1715 | 40m (130feet) | 3.5m (11.5feet) | Shkumbin | Ottoman era, near the village of Mirakë | |
| Kasabashi Bridge | 1640 | 26m (85feet) | 3m (10feet) | Osum | Ottoman era | ||
| Kordhocë Bridge | Gjirokastër | 1820 | 20m (70feet) | 3.7m (12.1feet) | 7m (23feet) | Drino | Ottoman era |
| Kukës Bridge | Kukës | Drini i Zi River | |||||
| Mat Bridge | Kurbin | 1927 | River Mat | Named after King Zogu. | |||
| Mesi Bridge | Shkodër | 1768 | 108m (354feet) | 3.4m (11.2feet) | 12.5m (41feet) | Kir | Ottoman era |
| Orgockë Bridge | Kolonjë | 17th century | 63m (207feet) | 3.4m (11.2feet) | Ottoman era, has been badly damaged in recent years by heavy rainfall | ||
| Pishkash Bridge | Librazhd | 1973 | 32m (105feet) | Railway bridge, segment Elbasan-Prrenjas | |||
| Prokop Bridge | Himarë | 1878 | 7m (23feet) | 3.8m (12.5feet) | 4m (13feet) | Ottoman era, located east of the historic center of Himarë | |
| Qukës Bridge 1, 2 | Librazhd | 1973 | 30m (100feet), 25m (82feet) | Railway bridge, segment Elbasan-Prrenjas | |||
| St. John the Baptist Bridge | Moscopole | 1771 | 51.7m (169.6feet) | 4.6m (15.1feet) | 8m (26feet) | Ottoman era, connects the village with the St. John the Baptist Monastery. | |
| Shtrezë Bridge | Kukës | Segment of the Kukës-Shishtavec road | |||||
| Skavica Bridge | Kukës | Black Drin tributary | Bailey bridge | ||||
| Tanners' Bridge | Tirana | 18th century | 8m (26feet) | 2.5m (08.2feet) | 3.5m (11.5feet) | Lanë | Ottoman era |
| Tarazhi Bridge | Rrëshen | 1989 | 800m (2,600feet) | 38m (125feet) | Railway bridge | ||
| Tatzat Bridge | Delvinë | 1537-1570 | 12m (39feet) | 2m (07feet) | 5m (16feet) | Ottoman era, located in the village of Vergo | |
| Old Vasha Bridge | Mat | 18th century | 11m (36feet) | 2.8m (09.2feet) | 7m (23feet) | Mat | Ottoman era |
| Vasha Bridge | Klos | 2021 | 250m (820feet) | 158m (518feet) | Part of Arbër Highway | ||
| Velabisht Bridge | Berat | 1760 | 70m (230feet) | 7m (23feet) | 7m (23feet) | Osum | Ottoman era |
| Vokopolë Bridge | Berat | 1750s | 43m (141feet) | Çorofgjat | Ottoman era, connecting the villages of Vokopolë and Tërpan | ||
| Zëmblak Bridge | Maliq | 54m (177feet) | Devoll | Near the village of Zëmblak. | |||
| Zoto Bridge | Vithkuq | 19th century | 30m (100feet) | 3m (10feet) | 3.8m (12.5feet) | Ottoman era, located at the entrance of the historic village of Vithkuq | |
| Zvërnec Bridge | Vlorë | 2018 | 280m (920feet) | 3m (10feet) | Connects visitors to the Zvërnec Monastery | ||