Persian Gulf Bridge

Persian Gulf Bridge
پل خلیج فارس
Crosses Persian Gulf
Locale Qeshm-Bandar abass, Iran
Official name Persian Gulf Bridge
Other name(s) Qeshm Bridge
Characteristics
Total length 2.2km
Width 22m
History
Construction begin 14 March 2011
Construction end projected 2018
Construction cost €650 million

The Persian Gulf Bridge is a 2.2 km long road-rail bridge currently under construction that will link Qeshm Island to Bandar Abbas on mainland Iran.[1]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 14 March 2011.[2]

References

  1. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/169858.html
  2. CW Staff (Feb 5, 2014). "$906m Persian Gulf bridge project begins". news.freezones.ir. ITP Business Publishing Ltd. Retrieved Feb 5, 2014.

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