Nerki Igyakoots Bridge :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Nerki Igyakoots Bridge 17 — 18 cc․

NKR / Hadrut / Tumi

Location

This is a single-span bridge over the river Haykazn, 1.5 kilometres north of Tumi Village, Hadrut District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 83.

Historical Introduction
17 — 18 cc․

The building peculiarities of the bridge trace it back to the 17th to 18th centuries. The local inhabitants have replaced its ruined vault with a structure of beams.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 83.

Architectural Description

Its vestiges constitute two piers of unfinished cobblestone and mortar. Span length: 4.50 metres; passage width: 2.20 metres; height above water level: 3 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 83.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Measurement
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karaptian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian