Ghotour Bridge (Persian:پل هوایی خوی) is arailway bridge inKhoy County,West Azerbaijan Province,Iran, over the riverGhotour.[1] It is anarch bridge, and was completed in 1970. It has a length of 442.9 m (1453 ft.) with the largest span being 223.1 m (732 ft.).[2] The bridge is part of theVan–Sufian railway track connecting easternTurkey and western Iran.[3]
During theIran-Iraq war, Iraq launched nine airstrikes and six bombings of the bridge.[4][5]
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38°28′41″N44°46′07″E / 38.478056°N 44.768611°E /38.478056; 44.768611
