Davtashen Bridge or Davitashen Bridge ( hy, Դավթաշենի կամուրջ) is a bridge for traffic linking across the
Hrazdan River
The Hrazdan ( hy, Հրազդան գետ, ) is a major river and the second largest in Armenia. It originates at the northwest extremity of Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk Province and Armenia's capital, Yerevan; the lake in turn is ...
in
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and ...
,
Armenia
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. It connects the Vaghrshyan street of
Arabkir district with the Sasna Tzrer street of
Davtashen district
Davtashen ( hy, Դավթաշեն վարչական շրջան, translit=Davtašen varčakan šrĵan), also known as Davitashen or Davidashen, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
Located on the right bank of Hrazdan Riv ...
within the capital city. The construction process was launched during the 1970s by the Soviet government but abandoned shortly after. Only in 2000, the construction of the bridge was completed. Height above the water level of the river Hrazdan -92m. The bridge was constructed by
Kamurjshin company.
The bridge was designed by architect
Rafael Israelyan.
References
Bridges in Yerevan
Bridges completed in 1996
Road bridges in Armenia
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