There are hundreds of bridges and bridge ruins found throughout Albania. A total of 90 have achieved the status of monument of cultural heritage.[1] The oldest standing bridge in the country is the Kauri Bridge, located in the village of Poshnjë, it dates back to the late antiquity.
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 157 m (515 ft) and 152 m (499 ft) high.[2] 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 in a much shorter period than the old route.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Only 72 bridges built during the Ottoman period have survived.[1]
| Name | Albanian | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | County | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Kasabashit Bridge | Ura e Kasabashit | Cultural Monument | 26 m (85 ft) | Masonry 1 pointed arch | Footbridge Vlosh | 1640 | Çorovodë 40°30′56.3″N 20°14′34.6″E / 40.515639°N 20.242944°E | Berat County | [3] |
 | 2 | Vizier Bridge submerged | Ura e Vezirit | Masonry | Footbridge Drin (river) | 17th century | Kukës | Kukës County | [4] [5] | ||
%252C_Elbasan_(4).jpg.webp) | 3 | Kamares Bridge | Ura e Kamares | Cultural Monument | 40 m (130 ft) | Masonry 2 segmental arches | Footbridge Shkumbin | 1715 | Mirakë 41°10′14.0″N 20°15′43.7″E / 41.170556°N 20.262139°E | Elbasan County | [6] |
 | 4 | Mesi Bridge | Ura e Mesit | Span : 21.5 m (71 ft) Cultural Monument | 130 m (430 ft) | Masonry 13 semi-circular arches | Footbridge Kir (river) | 1768 | Mes 42°06′52.1″N 19°34′30.2″E / 42.114472°N 19.575056°E | Shkodër County | [S 1] [7] |
 | 5 | Bahçallëk Bridge destroyed in 1880 | Ura e Bahçallëkut | Masonry 5 semi-circular arches | 1768 | Shkodër 42°02′32.6″N 19°29′34.5″E / 42.042389°N 19.492917°E | Shkodër County | [8] [9] | |||
 | 6 | Gorica Bridge | Ura e Goricës | Historic Centre of Berat World Heritage SiteCultural Monument | 129 m (423 ft) | Masonry 7 semi-circular arches | Former road bridge Osum | 1780 | Berat 40°42′11.5″N 19°56′40.7″E / 40.703194°N 19.944639°E | Berat County | [S 2] [10] |
 | 7 | Kadiu Bridge | Ura e Katiut | Cultural Monument | 30 m (98 ft) | Masonry 1 pointed arch | Footbridge Lengaricë | 18th century | Bënjë-Novoselë 40°14′39.8″N 20°25′57.0″E / 40.244389°N 20.432500°E | Gjirokastër County | [11] |
 | 8 | Tanners' Bridge | Ura e Tabakëve | Cultural Monument | Masonry 2 semi-circular arches | Footbridge Former Lanë | 18th century | Tirana 41°19′35.1″N 19°49′33.8″E / 41.326417°N 19.826056°E | Tirana County | [S 3] [12] | |
 | 9 | Vasha Bridge (18th century) | Ura e Vashës | 11 m (36 ft) | Masonry 1 semi-circular arch | Footbridge Mat (river) | 18th century | Klos 41°28′03.1″N 20°06′16.4″E / 41.467528°N 20.104556°E | Dibër County | [13] | |
 | 10 | Kordhocë bridge | Ura e Kordhocës | Masonry 5 arches (4 semi-circular and 1 segmental) | Footbridge Drino | 1820 | Kordhocë 40°03′39.8″N 20°10′24.2″E / 40.061056°N 20.173389°E | Gjirokastër County | [14] | ||
 | 11 | Beçishtit Bridge | Ura e Beçishtit | 260 m (850 ft) | Suspension Steel, masonry piers | Footbridge Vjosa | 20th century | Tepelenë 40°17′51.8″N 20°01′26.3″E / 40.297722°N 20.023972°E | Gjirokastër County | [15] | |
 | 12 | Bushtrica Bridge | Ura e Bushtricës | Highest railway bridge in Albania Height : 48 m (157 ft) | 255 m (837 ft) | Beam bridge Prestressed concrete | Rrogozhinë–Pogradec railway Shkumbini | 1973 | Prrenjas 41°05′55.4″N 20°26′35.7″E / 41.098722°N 20.443250°E | Elbasan County | [S 4] |
Major road and railway bridges
| Name | Albanian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | County | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drini Bridge | Ura e Drinit | 270 m (890 ft) | 310 m (1,020 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | 2021 | Kukës 42°04′27.9″N 20°24′26.5″E / 42.074417°N 20.407361°E | Kukës County | [16] | ||
| 2 | Vasha Bridge under construction | Ura e Vashës | 316 m (1,037 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 2023 | Klos 41°28′25.8″N 20°06′11.3″E / 41.473833°N 20.103139°E | Dibër County | [2] | |||
 | 3 | Fshat Bridge under construction | Ura e Fshatit | Arch Steel deck arch | 2023 | Klos 41°28′40.3″N 20°04′36.3″E / 41.477861°N 20.076750°E | Dibër County | [2] | |||
 | 4 | Buna River Bridge project | Ura Velipojë - Ulqin | 139 m (456 ft) | 310 m (1,020 ft) | Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete 85+139+85 | Road bridge Bojana (river) | Velipojë–Ulcinj 41°52′43.6″N 19°22′38.0″E / 41.878778°N 19.377222°E | Shkodër County Montenegro | [17] | |
 | 5 | Dragot Bridge | Ura e Dragotit | 108 m (354 ft) | 108 m (354 ft) | Truss Steel | National road SH75 Vjosa | 1935 | Tepelenë 40°17′32.8″N 20°04′44.8″E / 40.292444°N 20.079111°E | Gjirokastër County | [18] [19] |
Alphabetical list
| Name | Region | Built | Length | Width | Height | Crosses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beçisht Bridge | Tepelenë | 1819 | 200 m (660 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | Vjosë | Ottoman era, connects 7 villages along the Vjosë river | |
| Brataj Bridge | Vlorë | 16th century | 50 m (160 ft) | 4 m (13 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | Shushicë | Ottoman era |
| Bridges over Gjanica | Fier | 1777, 1935, etc | The 7 pedestrian bridges that span the Gjanica river are located within the Fier city limits | ||||
| Old Buna Bridge | Shkodër | 1889 | 166 m (545 ft) | Buna river | |||
| New Buna Bridge | Shkodër | 2011 | 275.5 m (904 ft) | 13.5 m (44 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | Buna river | Swingbridge |
| Bushtrica Bridge | Librazhd | 1973 | 50 m (160 ft) | Railway bridge | |||
| Dragoti Bridge | Tepelenë | 1935 | 108 m (354 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | Vjosë | ||
| Drini Bridge | Kukës | 2021 | 270 m (890 ft) | 23.213 m (76.16 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | ||
| Erzen Bridge | Shijak | 1949 | 91 m (299 ft) | Railway bridge | |||
| Goliku Bridge | Pogradec | 17th century | 17 m (56 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | Shkumbin | Ottoman era, near the village of Mokër |
| Gomsiqe Bridge | Pukë | ||||||
| Gorica Bridge | Berat | 1780, 1927 | 129.3 m (424 ft) | 5.3 m (17 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | Osum | Ottoman era |
| Kaçarello Bridge | Dropull | 1780s | Kaçarello | Ottoman era, located in the village of Hllomo | |||
| Kadiu Bridge | Përmet | 1760 | 37 m (121 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Lengaricë | Ottoman era | |
| Kamara Bridge | Librazhd | 1715 | 40 m (130 ft) | 3.5 m (11 ft) | Shkumbin | Ottoman era, near the village of Mirakë | |
| Kasabashi Bridge | Çorovodë | 1640 | 26 m (85 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | Osum | Ottoman era | |
| Kordhocë Bridge | Gjirokastër | 1820 | 20 m (66 ft) | 3.7 m (12 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Drino | Ottoman era |
| Kukës Bridge | Kukës | Drini i Zi River | |||||
| Mat Bridge | Kurbin | 1927 | River Mat | Named after King Zogu. | |||
| Mesi Bridge | Shkodër | 1768 | 108 m (354 ft) | 3.4 m (11 ft) | 12.5 m (41 ft) | Kir | Ottoman era |
| Orgockë Bridge | Kolonjë | 17th century | 63 m (207 ft) | 3.4 m (11 ft) | Ottoman era, has been badly damaged in recent years by heavy rainfall | ||
| Pishkash Bridge | Librazhd | 1973 | 32 m (105 ft) | Railway bridge, segment Elbasan-Prrenjas | |||
| Prokop Bridge | Himarë | 1878 | 7 m (23 ft) | 3.8 m (12 ft) | 4 m (13 ft) | Ottoman era, located east of the historic center of Himarë | |
| Qukës Bridge 1, 2 | Librazhd | 1973 | 30 m (98 ft), 25 m (82 ft) | Railway bridge, segment Elbasan-Prrenjas | |||
| St. John the Baptist Bridge | Moscopole | 1771 | 51.7 m (170 ft) | 4.6 m (15 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Ottoman era, connects the village with the St. John the Baptist Monastery. | |
| Shtrezë Bridge | Kukës | Segment of the Kukës-Shishtavec road | |||||
| Skavica Bridge | Kukës | Black Drin tributary | Bailey bridge | ||||
| Tanners' Bridge | Tirana | 18th century | 8 m (26 ft) | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | 3.5 m (11 ft) | Lanë | Ottoman era |
| Tarazhi Bridge | Rrëshen | 1989 | 800 m (2,600 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) | Railway bridge | ||
| Tatzat Bridge | Delvinë | 1537-1570 | 12 m (39 ft) | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) | 5 m (16 ft) | Ottoman era, located in the village of Vergo | |
| Old Vasha Bridge | Mat | 18th century | 11 m (36 ft) | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) | 7 m (23 ft) | Mat | Ottoman era |
| Vasha Bridge | Klos | 2021 | 250 m (820 ft) | 158 m (518 ft) | Part of Arbër Highway | ||
| Velabisht Bridge | Berat | 1760 | 70 m (230 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Osum | Ottoman era |
| Vokopolë Bridge | Berat | 1750s | 43 m (141 ft) | Çorofgjat | Ottoman era, connecting the villages of Vokopolë and Tërpan | ||
| Zëmblak Bridge | Maliq | 54 m (177 ft) | Devoll | Near the village of Zëmblak. | |||
| Zoto Bridge | Vithkuq | 19th century | 30 m (98 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | 3.8 m (12 ft) | Ottoman era, located at the entrance of the historic village of Vithkuq | |
| Zvërnec Bridge | Vlorë | 2018 | 280 m (920 ft) | 3 m (9.8 ft) | Connects visitors to the Zvërnec Monastery | ||
Notes and references
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
- 1 2 "Qytetërimi i Urave" [Civilization of Bridges]. Progresibotime.com (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 Rruga e Arbërit Gazetë e Pavarur [Arbër Highway Independent Newspaper] (PDF) (in Albanian). Vol. 3-4 (166). March 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ura e Kasabashit në Skrapar drejt rrënimit, asnjë ndërhyrje prej vitesh" [The Kasabashi bridge in Skrapar is about to collapse, no intervention for years]. Vizionplus.tv (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Një pullë poste për Urën e Vezirit" [A postage stamp for the Vizier Bridge]. Gazetashqiptare.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ura e Vezirit mbi Drinin e bashkuar – Nga Ali Hasani" [Vezir Bridge over the united Drin - By Ali Hasani]. Voal.ch (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ura e Kamares, një bukuri mesjetare e lënë në harresë" [Kamare Bridge, a forgotten medieval beauty]. Afp.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "The Mesi Bridge at Shkodra on the Kir river". Albania - Heritage at Risk 2004/2005. p. 32. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ ""Monumentet i merr lumi", zhduket ura e Bahçallëkut në Shkodër" ["Monuments are taken by the river", the Bahçalek bridge in Shkodër disappears]. Citizens-channel.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Albania in the Painting of Edward Lear (1848)". Albanianart.net. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Këshilli i qarkut Berat njësia e statistikës" [Berat district council, statistics unit] (PDF). Qarkuberat.gov.al - Republika e Shqipërisë (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Përmet, restaurohet Ura e Katiut, monumenti i veçantë që daton prej vitit 1700" [Përmet, the Kati Bridge, a special monument dating back to 1700, is being restored]. Argjirolajm.net (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "The bridge of Tabakëve – Historic Monument of Tirana". Tirana.gov.al. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ura e Vashës" [Vacha Bridge]. Kultplus.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Restaurohet Ura e Kordhocës në Lazarat, Kumbaro: Premtim i mbajtur, monument i shpëtuar" [The Kordhoca Bridge in Lazarat, Kumbaro is restored: Promise kept, monument saved]. Libohovaonline.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Dëmtohet ura e periudhës romake në Tepelenë" [The bridge from the Roman period in Tepelena is damaged]. Abcnews.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Drini Bridge, Kukës, Albania". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Construction of Buna River Bridge in the border area between Velipoja, Albania and Ulcinj, Montenegro". Wapi.gov.me. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ Developments of steel structures in Albania, 2008, p.23
- ↑ "Ura metalike e Dragotit" [Dragot metal bridge]. Visit-gjirokastra.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to List of bridges in Albania
- "Brücken in der Albanien" [Bridges in Albania]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
- "Albanian Heritage: Top 10 Historic Bridges to Cross in Albania". Albanopedia.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- Stasa, Keti; Lako, Niko (October 2008). "Developments of steel structures in Albania" (PDF). 6th Hellenic National Conference of Steel Structures: Proceedings.
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