There are hundreds of bridges and bridge ruins found throughout
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
. A total of 90 have achieved the status of
monument of cultural heritage.
The oldest standing bridge in the country is the ''Kauri Bridge'', located in the village of
Poshnjë, it dates back to the
late antiquity
Late antiquity marks the period that comes after the end of classical antiquity and stretches into the onset of the Early Middle Ages. Late antiquity as a period was popularized by Peter Brown (historian), Peter Brown in 1971, and this periodiza ...
.
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 and 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
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
in a much shorter period than the old route.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Only 72 bridges built during the Ottoman period have survived.
Major road and railway bridges
Alphabetical list
Notes and references
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Transport in Albania
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Highways in Albania
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Motorways in Albania
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Rail transport in Albania
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Geography of Albania
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List of rivers of Albania
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Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
Bridges
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somet ...
Bridges
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somet ...