Samian bridge

Samiyan bridge is 55 meters long, 4 meters wide and 5 meters high and is located 15 kilometers from Ardabil city on the two sides of Qarashoo.

• Background information

  This bridge is a memorial to the Safavid period and has been registered in the Register of Cultural Heritage of 884.

• Outlook

  This ancient bridge is said to be the Red Bridge of Samiyan, it gets its color from the redness of its bricks, and Samiyan is the village's name near it
  .Samiyan Bridge has 6 spans in a variety of sizes. The middle span of the bridge is larger than the other openings and causes the curve to form the bridge. The foundations of this bridge are rocky. The side of the bridge facing Qarshou is a triangular breakwater. The breakthroughs on the other side of the semicircle have played a significant part in its beauty behind the curved braid.
  

• Must know

  This bridge is located on the Ardebil road to the Caucasus on the Karasu river, which currently carries out transport of vehicles, including weighing trolls weighing more than thirty tons.

• Source

  Department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism