UN bridge survey sees Bailey crossing beside ruined Naderi span

At Khorramshahr’s Karun road bridge, experts saw major reconstruction and visible shell damage. Only two main piers were being retained and repaired, while a new superstructure was planned.

Experts assessed a damaged Abadan bridge toward the Ahvaz and Emam Khomeyni roads. It was being used only as a footbridge, with a temporary pontoon crossing downstream and a replacement bridge...

At the Abadan bypass–Khorramshahr road bridge, experts saw a span replaced with steel girders and a composite deck. Parts of the former deck remained in the river, documenting temporary repair after...

Experts found visible damage on Ahvaz’s Big road bridge over the Karun. Steel plates temporarily covered holes in the deck; the report judged permanent repair feasible without major difficulty.

At Bostan town bridge, experts found a collapsed truss repaired with parts of the destroyed structure. Many members remained deformed, and authorities proposed replacement of the truss and deck.

At Changuleh bridge on the Dehloran–Mehran road, experts found debris from the destroyed crossing and a temporary steel-truss replacement. A completely new bridge was still needed.

At a 60-metre bridge on the Dehloran–Mehran road, experts saw old deck debris and deformed steel reused in a temporary deck. Piers had been repaired, with a new deck planned on them.

Experts assessed three damaged Kondjancham crossings on the Mehran–Saleh Abad road. A deviation bypassed two bridges; the third used a temporary steel deck on repaired piers. Permanent replacement...

At Haftdhaneh’s seven-arch bridge on the Chenel Zari–Sumar road, experts found two spans destroyed. Temporary steel repairs maintained a crossing, but extensive reconstruction was still required.

The mission assessed the bridge at Naftshahr’s entrance, finding it completely destroyed with debris still visible in the river. Authorities intended to rebuild a similar crossing, but the plan was...