The Great Bridge of Hrazdan (), more commonly known as Kievian Bridge (), is an

arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its structural load, loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either si ...

for traffic linking across the

Hrazdan River The Hrazdan (, ) 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 fed by several streams. In ...

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. It connects the Kievian street of

Arabkir district Arabkir (), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Located to the north of the city centre, Arabkir is bordered by the Davtashen District from the northwest, Ajapnyak District from the west, Kentron District from the sou ...

with the Leningradian street of

Ajapnyak District Ajapnyak (), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Located to the northwest of the city centre, Ajapnyak has common borders with the districts of Arabkir from the east, Davtashen from the north, Kentron from the southe ...

. It was designed by architect

Grigor Aghababyan Grigor Garegini Aghababyan (, ; 1911–1977) was a Soviet Armenian architect. His most notable works include the Great Bridge of Hrazdan (1949–1956) in Yerevan, and the (1952). Biography Grigor Garegini Aghababyan was born on 12 June 191 ...

and constructed between 1949 and 1956. The

Karen Demirchyan Complex Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex (), also known as Demirchyan Arena, Sports & Music Complex, or simply Hamalir (for complex in Armenian), is a large multi-purpose sports and concert complex with 184 stairs leading up Tsitsernakaberd h ...

and the

Tumanyan Park Tumanyan Park () is a public park in the Ajapnyak district of Yerevan, Armenia. It is located on Halabyan Street in the gorge of Hrazdan River, between the Great Bridge of Hrazdan and the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies. It was opened in ...

are located around the bridge.

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