The Poldasht-Shah Takhti Bridge is a bridge located between
Poldasht in the
West Azerbaijan Province of
Iran
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, and
Shah Takhti in the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a populati ...
of
Azerbaijan
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. The structure spans the
Aras River
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, and serves as a
border
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crossing that allows access to Nakhchivan without having to pass through
Armenia.
Construction was finished in 2007. The bridge has a length of , and was built at a cost of
Rls.40 billion.
References
{{Bridges in Iran
Bridges in Iran