Persian Gulf Bridge

Bridge in Qeshm–Bandar Abbas, Iran

Persian Gulf Bridge

پل خلیج فارس

construction project in April 2023

Coordinates| 26°57′45″N 55°45′35″E﻿ / ﻿26.96239°N 55.759812°E﻿ / 26.96239; 55.759812
Crosses| Persian Gulf
Locale| Qeshm–Bandar Abbas, Iran
Other name(s)| Qeshm Bridge
Characteristics
Total length| 2.4 km
Width| 22 m
History
Construction start| 14 March 2011
Construction end| 2023/24
Construction cost| € 450 million
Location

The Persian Gulf Bridge is a 2.4 km- (1.5 mi-) long road-rail bridge currently under construction, which will link Qeshm Island to Bandar Abbas on mainland Iran.[1] The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was attended by the former President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 14 March 2011.[2] It will connect Qeshm Island from the historic port of Laft to Pahal port in Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province. It is being built by an Iranian company at a cost of € 450 million. It will also connect Qeshm to the main transit corridor linking the Caspian port of Anzali to Bandar Abbas and Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman.[3] Due to several delays caused by disputes and concerns raised by environmentalists, and also due to COVID-19 pandemic, the project was expected to be completed at least by 2016/17, but it is now expected to be completed by either 2023 or 2024.

## Significance

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The project is vital to economic and industrial development of Qeshm, Iran’s biggest island. The rail section will be used to transport 7 million metric tons of iron ore per year to produce 3.5 million tons of steel on the island. It will help to boost tourism in the island as well, by enhancing connectivity and boosting employment.[4]

## Tunnel proposal

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The project, however, was halted at the order of the former President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who proposed to build an undersea tunnel instead of a bridge. The proposal was finally rejected because of high costs, advanced technology and potential risks involved. The bridge was finally approved and started construction in 2011.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Persian Gulf Bridge: Iran's longest cross-sea bridge". Real Iran. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
2. ^ CW Staff (Feb 5, 2014). "$906m Persian Gulf bridge project begins". news.freezones.ir. ITP Business Publishing Ltd. Retrieved Feb 5, 2014.
3. ^ "Persian Gulf Bridge: Iran's longest cross-sea bridge". Real Iran. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
4. ^ "Persian Gulf Bridge: Iran's longest cross-sea bridge". Real Iran. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
5. ^ "Persian Gulf Bridge: Iran's longest cross-sea bridge". Real Iran. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

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Bridges in Iran

* Abrisham Bridge
* Aji Chay Bridge
* Bahmanshir Bridge at Istgah-e Haft
* Band-e Kaisar
* Si-o-se-pol
* Tabiat Bridge
* Veresk Bridge
* Felezi Bridge
* Gavmishan Bridge
* Gheshlagh Bridge
* Joubi Bridge
* Davazdah Cheshmeh
* Kara Su Bridge
* Karun 4 Arch Bridge
* Khodaafarin Bridges
* Kiz Bridge
* Moalagh Bridge
* Old Bridge of Dezful
* Persian Gulf Bridge
* Pol Sangi
* Pol-e Siah
* Khaju Bridge
* Poldasht-Shah Takhti Bridge
* Qari Bridge
* Sangi Bridge
* Shahrestan Bridge
* Shapuri Bridge
* Urmia Lake Bridge
* White Bridge

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Persian Gulf region (Iran and Arab states of the Persian Gulf)

* Persian Gulf naming dispute

Geography|

* Landforms of the Persian Gulf
* Persian Gulf Basin
* Strait of Hormuz
* Clarence Strait (Iran)
* Shatt al-Arab
* Tigris–Euphrates river system
* Mesopotamian Marshes
* Shadegan Ponds
* Karun
* Bahmanshir
* Dez River
* Khersan River
* Diyala River
* Haffar
* Gulf of Bahrain
* Gulf of Salwah
* Gulf of Oman
* Makran Trench
* Indian Ocean
* Zagros fold and thrust belt
* Eurasian Plate
* Iranian Plate
* Arabian Plate
* Arabian Peninsula
* Arabian Sea
* Persis
* Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert
* Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert
* South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert

Places|

* Mangrove forests of Qeshm
* Harireh
* Fort of Our Lady of the Conception
* South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field
* Ferdowsi Gas Field
* Persian Gulf Airport
* Persian Gulf Bridge
* Persian Gulf Complex
* Persian Gulf Residential Complex
* Persian Gulf Ship Building Complex
* Persian Gulf Highway
* Al Khaleej Road

Islands|

* List of islands in the Persian Gulf
* Iran:
* Qeshm Island
* Kish Island
* Abu Musa
* Bahrain
* Greater and Lesser Tunbs
* Lavan Island
* Farsi Island
* Kharg Island
* Hengam Island
* Hormuz Island
* Naaz islands
* Larak Island
* Abadan Island
* Buneh Island
* Dara Island
* Hendurabi Island
* Minoo Island
* Nakhiloo Island
* Ommolkorm Island
* Shif Island
* Shidvar Island
* Sirri Island
* Bahrain:
* Al Dar Island
* Amwaj Islands
* Bahrain Island
* Diyar Al Muharraq
* Hawar Islands
* Jidda Island
* Muharraq Island
* Nabih Saleh
* Sitra
* Umm an Nasan
* Umm as Sabaan
* Kuwait:
* Bubiyan Island
* Failaka Island
* Kubbar Island
* Miskan Island
* Qaruh Island
* Umm al Maradim Island
* Umm an Namil Island
* Warbah Island
* Oman:
* Quoin Island (Persian Gulf)
* Saudi Arabia:
* Arabi Island
* Tarout
* United Arab Emirates:
* Abu al Abyad
* Al-Aryam Island
* Al Futaisi
* Al Lulu Island
* Al Maryah Island
* Al Reem Island
* Bluewaters Island
* Burj Al Arab
* Das Island
* Dalma
* Deira Islands
* Jazirat Badiyah
* Marawah Island
* Marsa Al Arab
* Palm Jebel Ali
* Palm Jumeirah
* Saadiyat Island
* Sir Abu Nuʽayr
* Sir Bani Yas
* The World (archipelago)
* Yas Island
* Zirku Island

Ports|

* Ports and harbours of the Persian Gulf
* Liyan
* Iranian ports
* Arvandkenar
* Bandar Abbas
* Bandar Deylam
* Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
* Bandar Khamir
* Bandar Lengeh
* Bandar-e Mahshahr
* Bandar Siraf
* Bushehr
* Chabahar Port
* Dargahan
* Jask
* Kish
* Laft
* Port Emam Khomeyni
* Qeshm
* Suza
* Iraqi ports
* Abu Flous Port
* Al Başrah Oil Terminal
* Al-Faw
* Khor Al Amaya Oil Terminal
* Bahraini ports
* Mina Salman
* Qatar ports
* Hamad Port
* Saudi ports
* King Abdul Aziz Port
* Tanajib
* Emirati ports
* Al Hamriya Port
* Khor Fakkan
* Port of Jebel Ali
* Port Saeed

History of region|

* Achaemenid inscription in the Kharg Island
* Portuguese conquest of Ormuz
* Ottoman campaign against Hormuz
* Siege of Bahrain
* Anglo-Persian capture of Ormuz
* Action of 1 February 1625
* Battle off Hormuz (1625)
* 1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain
* Afsharid Conquests in the Persian Gulf & Oman
* Persian Gulf Residency
* Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain
* Persian Gulf campaign of 1809
* Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf
* Persian Gulf campaign of 1819
* General Maritime Treaty of 1820
* Persian Corridor
* Persian Gulf Command
* Joint Operation Arvand
* Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs
* 1974–75 Shatt al-Arab conflict
* Iran–Iraq War
* Tanker War
* Operation Earnest Will
* Bridgeton incident
* Gulf War
* Gulf War oil spill
* Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes
* 2007 Iranian arrest of Royal Navy personnel
* 2011–12 Strait of Hormuz dispute
* 2016 U.S.–Iran naval incident
* May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident
* June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident
* 2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone

* Territorial disputes in the Persian Gulf
* History of the Persian Gulf

Sports|

* Persian Gulf Pro League
* Arabian Gulf Cup
* Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation
* UAE Arabian Gulf League
* UAE Arabian Gulf Cup
* UAE Arabian Gulf Super Cup
* Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union
* Arabian Gulf rugby union team
* Arabian Gulf rugby sevens team
* GCC Futsal Cup
* GCC Club Cup
* Gulf Cup (disambiguation)
* Khaleej FC
* Al Khaleej Club

Organizations|

* Gulf Cooperation Council
* Persian Gulf University
* Persian Gulf Online Organization
* Persian Gulf International Education Center
* Persian Gulf Studies Center
* Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies
* Arabian Gulf University
* Gulf University, Bahrain
* Gulf University for Science and Technology
* Gulf Medical University
* Gulf News
* Gulf Daily News
* Gulf Today
* Khaleej Times
* Al Khaleej (newspaper)
* Akhbar Al Khaleej
* Gulftainer
* Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
* Arabian Gulf Development
* Khaleeji Commercial Bank
* Dar Al Khaleej

Wildlife|

* Blacktip tope
* Booted warbler
* Cheekspot blenny
* Collared kingfisher
* Dugong
* Greater flamingo
* Greater lizardfish
* Hawksbill sea turtle
* Humpback whale
* Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
* Killer whale
* Minke whale
* Omura's whale
* Pita skate
* Porites nodifera
* Slender whiting
* Arabian carpetshark
* Smoothtooth blacktip shark
* Xenisthmus balius
* Arecaceae
* Avicennia marina
* Rhizophora mucronata

Others|

* Persian Gulf National Day
* Persian Gulf Forever
* Persian Gulf (horse)
* Persian Gulf (missile)
* Persian Gulf Veterans National Medal
* Gulf Medal
* Gulf and Kuwait Medal
* Iran Historical Sovereignty over the Tunbs and BuMusa Islands
* Map of Iran in Afsharid Era
* Piracy in the Persian Gulf
* Gulf War syndrome
* Rationale for the Persian Gulf war
* Environmental impact of the Gulf wars
* Organization of United States Naval Aviation Units in the Gulf War
* Media coverage of the Gulf War
* List of Gulf War military equipment
* Persian Gulf Inferno
* Persian Gulf music
* Bandari music
* Ney-anbān
* Khaliji (music)
* Habbān
* Gulf Arabic
* Bahraini Gulf Arabic
* Bahrani Arabic
* Kuwaiti Arabic
* Kuwaiti Persian
* The National (Abu Dhabi)
* 2010 Islamic Solidarity Games
* Shipwrecks in the Persian Gulf
* IRIS Khalij-e Fars
* Khalije Fars-class destroyer
* Bandar (port)
* Christianity in Eastern Arabia
* Culture of Eastern Arabia
* Gargee'an
* Eastern Arabian cuisine
* Gulf rupee
* Khaleeji (currency)
* Arabization
* Persian Gulf (disambiguation)
* Arabian Gulf (disambiguation)
* Arabian Gulf Oil Company
* Gulf War (disambiguation)
* Gulf (disambiguation)
* Gulf states (disambiguation)
* Airlines
* Qeshm Air
* Kish Air
* Gulf Air
* Gulf Aviation
* Gulf Traveller
* SaudiGulf Airlines

* Bahrain
* Iran
* Iraq
* Kuwait
* Oman
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* United Arab Emirates

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