Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge

Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge
جسر دير الزور المعلق
Deir ez-Zor bridge, with suspension cables and Euphrates
Coordinates35°20′42″N 40°09′04″E / 35.34500°N 40.15111°E / 35.34500; 40.15111
CrossedEuphrates river
LocaleDeir ez-Zor, Syria
Characteristics
DesignSuspension
Total length500 m (1,600 ft)
Height36 m (118 ft)
Longest span105 m (344 ft)
No. of spans4
History
Construction end1927
Collapsed2013 (Destroyed)
Location
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The Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge (Arabic: جسر دير الزور المعلق) was a pedestrian suspension bridge crossing the Euphrates River, in the city of Deir ez-Zor in north-eastern Syria.

The former footbridge connected, across the Euphrates River, the Levant region and the main section of the city on the southern bank, with Upper Mesopotamia region and the eastern section of the city on the northern bank.


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