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Sasanian Bridge of Dezful Crumbling
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02 September 2006 |
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Sasanian Bridge in Dezful (Click to enlarge) |
LONDON, (CAIS) -- The Sasanian bridge in Dezful, Khuzestan province is on the verge of collapse and the municipality has installed placards warning the public against using the bridge, Persian service of IRNA reported.
Dezful Mayor Hassan Eradi said that the main pillars of
the bridge have been eroded by running water and lack of
attention by the authority now is facing a real threat of
collapsing. He criticized the city’s Cultural Heritage
Office for failing to conduct maintenance works on the
ancient structure.
Meanwhile, deputy head of Khuzestan Cultural Heritage
Department, Gholam Shojaei, noted that the best thing is
to ban the use of the bridge by cars since the structure
is unable to withstand heavy pressure.
The Sasanian bridge was constructed in 4th century CE and
considered to be one of the oldest bridge in the world.
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